Queensland C13 Baldwin class locomotive explained

Queensland Railways C13 class
Powertype:Steam
Builder:Baldwin Locomotive Works
Serialnumber:4598, 4603
Builddate:1879
Totalproduction:2
Whytetype:2-8-0
Fueltype:Coal
Cylindercount:2 outside
Cylindersize:13x
Operator:Queensland Railways
Fleetnumbers:43, 118
Disposition:both scrapped

The Queensland Railways C13 Baldwin class locomotive was a class of 2-8-0 steam locomotives operated by the Queensland Railways.

History

In 1879, the Baldwin Locomotive Works delivered two 2-8-0 to the Queensland Railways’ Southern & Western Railway. Per Queensland Railway's classification system they were designated the C13 class, C representing they had four driving axles, and the 13 the cylinder diameter in inches.[1]

Class list

Works
number
Southern & Western
Railway number
Bundaberg Railway
number
Queensland Railways
number
In serviceNotes
45984343June 1880Written off November 1902
4603421118December 1879Sold 1900 to Gibson & Howes of Bingera Sugar Mill, withdrawn 1946

Notes and References

  1. Book: Armstrong, John. Locomotives in the Tropics Volume 1. 1985. Australian Railway Historical Society. Brisbane. 0 909937 13 3. 32, 97.