Queensland A10 Ipswich class locomotive

The Queensland Railways A10 Ipswich class locomotive was a one-off 2-4-0 steam locomotive operated by the Queensland Railways.

Queensland Railways A10 Ipswich class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderNorth Ipswich Railway Workshops
Order number1
Build date1877
Total produced1
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-4-0
Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Fuel typeCoal
Cylinders2 outside
Cylinder size10 in × 18 in (254 mm × 457 mm)
Career
OperatorsQueensland Railways
Numbers132
Dispositionscrapped

History

In 1877, the North Ipswich Railway Workshops built a one-off 2-4-0 steam locomotive entering service on the Southern & Western Railway numbered 36. In 1880 it was sent to the then isolated Bundaberg line and renumbered 3. In 1890, as part of the Queensland Railways renumbering scheme, it was renumbered 132. It was sold to McArdle & Thompson in February 1881, being resold to Fairymead Sugar Mill in 1892.[1]

References
  1. Armstrong, John (1985). Locomotives in the Tropics Volume 1. Brisbane: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 28, 97. ISBN 0-909937-13-3.

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