Queensland Railways A14 class |
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Type and origin |
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Power type | Steam |
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Builder | Phoenix Engine Company |
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Serial number | 16-23 |
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Build date | 1894/95 |
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Total produced | 8 |
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The Queensland Railways A14 class locomotive was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives operated by the Queensland Railways.
History[edit]
In 1894/95, the Phoenix Engine Company, Ipswich built eight 4-4-0 steam locomotives for the Queensland Railways. Per Queensland Railway's classification system they were designated the A14 class, A representing they had two driving axles, and the 14 the cylinder diameter in inches.[1]
All were reboilered in 1909 and withdrawn between 1922 and 1929.[1][2]
Class list[edit]
Number | Builder's number | In service | Notes | 281 | 16 | June 1894 | Condemned October 1927 | 282 | 17 | July 1894 | Condemned February 1928 | 283 | 18 | November 1894 | Condemned March 1930 | 284 | 19 | January 1895 | Condemned February 1929 | 285 | 20 | March 1895 | Condemned June 1926 | 286 | 21 | June 1895 | Condemned October 1922 | 287 | 22 | March 1895 | Condemned November 1929 | 288 | 23 | December 1895 | Condemned December 1928 | |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Armstrong, John (1985). Locomotives in the Tropics Volume 1. Brisbane: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 64, 102. ISBN 0 909937 13 3.
- ^ "A14 Class". Queensland Railway's Interest Group.