Commonwealth Railways CN class explained

Commonwealth Railways CN class
Powertype:Steam
Builder:Montreal Locomotive Works
Builddate:1907-1908
Totalproduction:8
Fueltype:Coal
Operator:Commonwealth Railways
Fleetnumbers:CN70-CN77
Firstrundate:November 1942
Withdrawndate:April 1952
Disposition:All scrapped

The Commonwealth Railways CN class was a class of steam locomotives purchased by the Commonwealth Railways, Australia, from the Canadian National Railway (CN) during World War II, for use on the Trans-Australian Railway.

The eight locomotives in the class had been built in 1907-1908 by Montreal Locomotive Works, Montreal, Quebec, for the Canadian Northern Railways, and, after passing into CN ownership in 1918, had been part of CN's H6c class.