| Queensland Railways B17 class | |
| Powertype: | Steam |
| Builder: | North Ipswich Railway Workshops |
| Builddate: | 1911 |
| Totalproduction: | 21 |
| Whytetype: | 4-6-0 |
| Length: | 54feet |
| Fueltype: | Coal |
| Cylindercount: | 2 |
| Operator: | Queensland Railways |
| Fleetnumbers: | 538, 610-613, 676-691 |
| Disposition: | all scrapped |
The Queensland Railways B17 class locomotive was a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotives operated by the Queensland Railways.
Between May 1911 and May 1914 North Ipswich Railway Workshops built 21 4-6-0 locomotives. Per Queensland Railway's classification system they were designated the B17 class, B representing they had three driving axles, and the 17 the cylinder diameter in inches. In October 1917, 678 was superheated. Although judged a success, no more followed.[1] [2]