Queensland 8D15 class locomotive explained

Queensland Railways 8D15 class
Powertype:Steam
Builder:Dübs & Co
Serialnumber:2010-2014
Builddate:1884
Totalproduction:5
Rebuilder:North Ipswich Railway Workshops
Rebuilddate:1890/91
Numberrebuilt:2
Whytetype:2-8-2T
Fueltype:Coal
Cylindercount:2 outside
Cylindersize:15x
Operator:Queensland Railways
Fleetnumbers:75-77, 134, 135
Nicknames:Donald Dinnies
Disposition:All scrapped

The Queensland Railways 8D15 class locomotive was a class of 2-8-2T steam locomotives operated by the Queensland Railways.

History

In 1884 Dübs & Co delivered five 2-8-2T locomotives to the Queensland Railways. Three were delivered to the Southern & Western Railway and one each to the Central (Rockhampton) and Great Northern (Townsville) Railways. The latter was transferred to the Central Railway without use. Per Queensland Railway's classification system they were designated the 8D15 class, the 8 representing the number of driving wheels, the D that it was a tank locomotive, and the 15 the cylinder diameter in inches.[1]

Two were converted to tender engines in 1890/91. All were later reboilered. The tank engines were written off in October 1922, while the tender locomotives, having spent their final years hauling limestone and water trains to Mount Morgan gold mine, followed in 1938.[1]

Class list

Works
number
Southern & Western
Railway number
Central Railway
number
Queensland Railways
number
In serviceNotes
20107575February 1885
20117676January 1885
20127777January 1885
201323 & 2134December 1884entered service as no. 23, withdrawn for modifications, re-entered service as no. 2, converted to tender engine 1891
20143135November 1884delivered to Great Northern Railway as no. 13, transferred without use to Central Railway, converted to tender engine 1890

Notes and References

  1. Book: Armstrong, John. Locomotives in the Tropics Volume 1. 1985. Australian Railway Historical Society. Brisbane. 0 909937 13 3. 53, 54, 100, 101.