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Many were sold for further use on Queensland sugar cane railways. [2] [3] 29 were rebuilt to 610 mm (2 ft) gauge for use at sugar mills around Queensland. 4 were rebuilt to 900 mm (2 ft 11 + 7 ⁄ 16 in) gauge for use on the Yallourn 900mm Railway in Victoria, and subsequently converted to 610 mm (2 ft) gauge for use at sugar mills in Queensland.
Queensland Rail: Leased to Cairns Kuranda Steam to operate the Savannahlander: RM2055 15 March 1971: 1 October 1993: 2018: Zig Zag Railway: Burnt in 2013 bushfires RM2057 15 March 1971: 1 July 2000: Queensland Rail Heritage Division. Operational, has received a new engine and some new internal modifications; including Disabled Access and Toilet ...
Until 1889, each of the isolated sections of the Queensland Railways adopted its own locomotive numbering system. With the impending joining of most of the sections, in 1890 a new centralised classification system was adopted to eliminate duplications. Locomotives on the Southern & Western Railway retained their existing numbers, with ...
V.I.P Petfoods Queensland 500: Steven Johnson Paul Radisich: Dick Johnson Racing: Ford AU Falcon: 2002: V.I.P Petfoods Queensland 500: David Besnard Simon Wills: Stone Brothers Racing: Ford AU Falcon: 2003-2005 not held: 2006 [5] Queensland 500 Club Enduro Rob Sherrard Wayne Park: Wayne Park Motorsport Services Porsche 962C Holden Monaro 427C ...
The Queensland Railways ordered two different types of steel bodied air-conditioned carriage stock, both built by Commonwealth Engineering at their Rocklea plant. Over the years these carriages have been used on many different long distance Queensland Rail services.
By 1912, a total of 202 engines had been built by Walkers (122), Evans, Anderson, Phelan & Co (70), Kitson & Co (20) and Toowoomba Foundry (20). They were fitted with Stephenson valve gear. In May 1918, engine no. 411 was converted at North Ipswich Railway Workshops into a tank engine, the one off member of the 6D15 class engine. In March 1922 ...
Per Queensland Railway's classification system they were designated the C17 class, C representing they had four driving axles, and 17 representing the cylinder diameter in inches. The design was so successful that 227 locomotives were built from 1920 when the first engine Nº 15 entering service through until 1953 when Nº 1000 was delivered.
Per Queensland Railway's classification system they were designated the BB18¼ class, BB representing they had three driving axles, and the 18¼ the cylinder diameter in inches. A further 20 built by Walkers Limited, Maryborough between 1955 and 1958. No. 1089 was the last steam engine placed into service on a mainline Australian railway.