Class of Australian 2-4-0 locomotives
Queensland Railways A10 Avonside class |
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Lady Bowen circa 1865 |
Type and origin |
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Power type | Steam |
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Builder | Avonside Engine Company |
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Serial number | 552-555 |
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Build date | 1864 |
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Total produced | 4 |
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Specifications |
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Configuration:
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• Whyte | 2-4-0 |
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Gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
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Fuel type | Coal |
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Cylinders | 2 outside |
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Cylinder size | 10 in × 18 in (254 mm × 457 mm) |
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Career |
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Operators | Queensland Railways |
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Numbers | 1-4 |
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Disposition | all scrapped |
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The Queensland Railways A10 Avonside class locomotive was a class of 2-4-0 steam locomotives operated by the Queensland Railways.
History
In 1864, the Avonside Engine Company, Bristol built four locomotives for the Queensland Railway. After being built they were dismantled and reassembled at North Ipswich Railway Workshops. Originally classified the A class, per Queensland Railway's classification system they were designated the A10 Avonside class in 1890, A representing they had two driving axles, and 10 the cylinder diameter in inches.[1]
One, 3 Lady Bowen, operated the first Queensland Railways service in 1865 between Grandchester and Ipswich. Initially operating on the Southern & Western Railway out of Ipswich, one was transferred to the Central Railway out of Rockhampton in 1867 and the other three to Maryborough in 1879.[1]
Class list
Works number | Southern & Western Railway number | Maryborough Railway number | Central Railway number | Queensland Railways number | Name | In service | Notes | 552 | 1 | 1 | | | Premier | January 1865 | Transferred to Maryborough May 1880, condemned 1888 | 555 | 2 | 2 | | 108 | Faugh-a-Ballagh | January 1865 | Transferred to Maryborough January 1880, renumbered 108 1890, sold to contractor Overend & Paterson | 554 | 3 | 3 | | | Lady Bowen | February 1865 | Transferred to Maryborough 1879, condemned 1888 | 553 | 4 | | 1 | 133 | Pioneer | February 1865 | Transferred to Rockhampton 1867, renumbered 133 1890, withdrawn 1896 | |
References
- ^ a b Armstrong, John (1985). Locomotives in the Tropics Volume 1. Brisbane: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 12, 13, 95. ISBN 0-909937-13-3.