Queensland A10 Ipswich class locomotive explained

Queensland Railways A10 Ipswich class
Powertype:Steam
Builder:North Ipswich Railway Workshops
Ordernumber:1
Builddate:1877
Totalproduction:1
Fueltype:Coal
Cylindercount:2 outside
Cylindersize:10x
Operator:Queensland Railways
Fleetnumbers:132
Disposition:scrapped

The Queensland Railways A10 Ipswich class locomotive was a one-off steam locomotive operated by the Queensland Railways.

History

In 1877, the North Ipswich Railway Workshops built a one-off steam locomotive entering service on the Southern & Western Railway numbered 36. In 1880 it was sent to the then isolated Bundaberg line and renumbered 3. In 1890, as part of the Queensland Railways renumbering scheme, it was renumbered 132. It was sold to McArdle & Thompson in February 1881, being resold to Fairymead Sugar Mill in 1892.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Armstrong, John. Locomotives in the Tropics Volume 1. 1985. Australian Railway Historical Society. Brisbane. 0-909937-13-3. 28, 97.