Queensland C13 Baldwin class locomotive

The Queensland Railways C13 Baldwin class locomotive was a class of 2-8-0 steam locomotives operated by the Queensland Railways.

Queensland Railways C13 class
Queensland Railways C-13 Class No.42
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderBaldwin Locomotive Works
Serial number4598, 4603
Build date1879
Total produced2
Specifications
Configuration:
  Whyte2-8-0
Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Fuel typeCoal
Cylinders2 outside
Cylinder size13 in × 14 in (330 mm × 356 mm)
Career
OperatorsQueensland Railways
Numbers43, 118
Dispositionboth scrapped

History

In 1879, the Baldwin Locomotive Works delivered two 2-8-0 to the Queensland Railways’ Southern & Western Railway. Per Queensland Railway's classification system they were designated the C13 class, C representing they had four driving axles, and the 13 the cylinder diameter in inches.[1]

Class list

Works
number
Southern & Western
Railway number
Bundaberg Railway
number
Queensland Railways
number
In service Notes
4598 43 43 June 1880 Written off November 1902
4603 42 1 118 December 1879 Sold 1900 to Gibson & Howes of Bingera Sugar Mill, withdrawn 1946

References

  1. Armstrong, John (1985). Locomotives in the Tropics Volume 1. Brisbane: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 32, 97. ISBN 0 909937 13 3.
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