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| Queensland Railways 6D8½ class |
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 No.5 tank type, Innisfail Tramway, 1921 |
| Type and origin |
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| Power type | Steam |
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| Builder | John Fowler & Co |
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| Build date | 1900-23 |
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| Total produced | 6 |
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The Queensland Railways 6D8½ class locomotive was a class of 0-6-0T steam locomotives operated by the Queensland Railways.
The 6D8½ class was a class of similar locomotives built by John Fowler & Co, Leeds over a 23-year period. Per Queensland Railway's classification system they were designated the 6D8½ class, the 6 representing the number of driving wheels, the D that it was a tank locomotive, and the 8½ the cylinder diameter in inches.[1][2]
| Number
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In service
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Notes
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| 1
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1900
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Written off October 1925
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| 2
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1900
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Written off June 1924
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| 3
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August 1915
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Withdrawn September 1957
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| 4
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August 1915
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Withdrawn September 1957
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| 5
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June 1921
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Withdrawn September 1957
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| 8
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March 1923
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Withdrawn January 1962
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- ^ Armstrong, John (1994). Locomotives in the Tropics Volume 2. Brisbane: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 26–27. ISBN 9780909937263.
- ^ Turner, Jim (1997). Australian Steam Locomotives 1896-1958. Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press. p. 80. ISBN 086417778X.
