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Queensland Railways B13 class
Baldwin B13 class steam locomotive, 1892
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works Build date 1908 Total produced 1
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-6-0 Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Fuel type Coal Cylinders 2
Career Operators Cairns-Mulgrave Tramway Queensland Railways Numbers 5 Disposition scrapped

The Queensland Railways B13 Baldwin class locomotive was a one locomotive class of 4-6-0 steam locomotive operated by the Queensland Railways.

History

In February 1908 a Baldwin Locomotive Works 4-6-0 locomotive was delivered to the Cairns-Mulgrave Tramway. It was acquired by Queensland Railways in December 1911 with the tramway and numbered 5. Per Queensland Railway's classification system it was designated the B13 class, B representing it had three driving axles, and the 13 the cylinder diameter in inches.

See also

• Queensland B13 class locomotive

References

1. Armstrong, John (1994). Locomotives in the Tropics Volume 2. Brisbane: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 18, 19. ISBN 9780909937263.
2. Turner, Jim (1997). Australian Steam Locomotives 1896-1958. Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press. p. 52. ISBN 086417778X.

• Baldwin locomotives
• Railway locomotives introduced in 1908
• Steam locomotives of Queensland
• 3 ft 6 in gauge locomotives of Australia
• 4-6-0 locomotives