Queensland 8D11 class locomotive (original) (raw)
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| Queensland Railways 8D11 class |
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 Class 8D11 No.41, in service from 1877 |
| Type and originPower typeSteamBuilderVulcan FoundrySerial number734 (as built)850 (after rebuild)Build date1874Total produced1 |
| SpecificationsConfiguration: • Whyte0-4-4-0Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)Driver dia.3 ft 0 in (914 mm)Loco weight36 tonsFuel typeCoalBoiler pressure110 psi (758 kPa)Cylinders4 outsideCylinder size11 in × 8 in (279 mm × 203 mm) |
| Performance figuresTractive effort10,648 lb (4,830 kg) |
| CareerOperatorsQueensland RailwaysNumbers41Scrapped1902DispositionScrapped |
The Queensland Railways 8D11 class locomotive was a single-member class of 0-4-4-0 double boilered steam locomotive operated by the Queensland Railways.
In 1874, the Vulcan Foundry delivered a 0-4-4-0 locomotive to the Norwegian Government Railways, who refused to accept it. After being rebuilt as works number 850, it was trialled by the Queensland Railways on the Ipswich to Toowoomba line and later purchased.[1][2]
Numbered 41, it was named Governor Cairns. Per Queensland Railway's classification system it was designated the 8D11 class, 8 representing that it had eight driving wheels, D that it was a tank locomotive and the 11 the cylinder diameter in inches. It was scrapped in 1902.[1][2]
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- ^ a b Oberg, Leon (2010). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-2010. Dural: Rosenberg Publishing. pp. 31, 32. ISBN 9781921719011.