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Queensland Railways B17 class
B17 Class No.681 at Ipswich Depot
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder North Ipswich Railway Workshops Build date 1911 Total produced 21
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-6-0 Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Length 54 ft 2 in (16.51 m) Fuel type Coal Cylinders 2
Career Operators Queensland Railways Numbers 538, 610-613, 676-691 Disposition all scrapped

The Queensland Railways B17 class locomotive was a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotives operated by the Queensland Railways.

History

Between May 1911 and May 1914 North Ipswich Railway Workshops built 21 4-6-0 locomotives. Per Queensland Railway's classification system they were designated the B17 class, B representing they had three driving axles, and the 17 the cylinder diameter in inches. In October 1917, 678 was superheated. Although judged a success, no more followed.

References

1. Turner, Jim (1997). Australian Steam Locomotives 1896-1958. Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press. p. 51. ISBN 086417778X.
2. Armstrong, John (1994). Locomotives in the Tropics Volume 2. Brisbane: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 35–38. ISBN 9780909937263.

• Railway locomotives introduced in 1911
• Steam locomotives of Queensland
• 3 ft 6 in gauge locomotives of Australia
• 4-6-0 locomotives