Queensland B11 Baldwin class locomotive

The Queensland Railways B11 class locomotive was a class of 2-6-0 steam locomotives operated by the Queensland Railways.

Queensland Railways B11 class
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works Serial number 4594, 4596 Build date 1880 Total produced 2
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-6-0 Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Fuel type Coal Cylinders 2
Career Operators Queensland Railways Numbers 178, 179 Disposition both scrapped

History

In 1880, the Queensland Railways took delivery of two 2-6-0 locomotives built by Baldwin Locomotive Works. Per Queensland Railway's classification system they were designated the B12 class, B representing they had three driving axles, and the 11 the cylinder diameter in inches.[1]

Class list

Works number	Great Northern Railways number	CS number	Bowen Railways number	Queensland Railways number	In service	Notes
4594	5	3		178	1882	Sold to contractor O’Rourke & McSharry, repurchased 1887 as no.3, transferred to Cairns May 1888, hired to contractor John Robb until 1891, sold to Cairns-Mulgrave Tramway 1896, reacquired with tramway September 1911, scrapped August 1913
4596	1		2	179	1880	Sold to contractor J Bashford 1884, repurchased 1886, returned to service August 1889 as no. 23, transferred to Bowen Railway as no. 2, sold to Bowen-Proserpine Tramway July 1909, reacquired with tramway April 1911, sold to Chillagoe Railway & Mining Co. March 1917

References

1. Armstrong, John (1985). Locomotives in the Tropics Volume 1. Brisbane: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 33, 97. ISBN 0 909937 13 3.