Queensland 4D11½ Abt class locomotive explained

Queensland Railways 4D11½ Abt class
Powertype:Steam
Builder:Dübs & Co
Serialnumber:3619, 3620
Builddate:1898
Totalproduction:2
Whytetype:0-4-2RT
Fueltype:Coal
Watercap:600impgal
Cylindercount:2
Cylindersize:11.5x
Locobrakes:Westinghouse air
Le Chatlier
Operator:Queensland Railways
Fleetnumbers:339, 340
Disposition:both scrapped

The Queensland Railways 4D11½ Abt class locomotive was a class of 0-4-2RT steam locomotives operated by the Queensland Railways.

History

In October 1898, two Dübs & Co locomotives entered service. Per Queensland Railway's classification system they were designated the 4D11½ Abt class, the 4 representing the number of driving wheels, the D that it was a tank locomotive, and the 11½ the cylinder diameter in inches.

They were built to assist conventional locomotives up and down a steeply graded rack railway section of the Central Western line at Mount Morgan.[1]

Class list

NumberWorks
number
In serviceCondemned
3393619October 1898September 1916
3403620October 1898December 1922

Notes and References

  1. Book: Armstrong, John. Locomotives in the Tropics Volume 1. 1985. Australian Railway Historical Society. Brisbane. 0 909937 13 3. 66, 102.