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Per Queensland Railway's [[List of Queensland steam locomotives#Classification|classification system]], they were designated the 6D13 class, the 6 representing the number of [[driving wheel]]s, the D that it was a [[tank locomotive]], and the 13 the [[Cylinder (engine)|cylinder]] diameter in inches.<ref name=Armstrong/>
Per Queensland Railway's [[List of Queensland steam locomotives#Classification|classification system]], they were designated the 6D13 class, the 6 representing the number of [[driving wheel]]s, the D that it was a [[tank locomotive]], and the 13 the [[Cylinder (engine)|cylinder]] diameter in inches.<ref name=Armstrong/>


Lionel (No.70) was purchased by Queensland Rail in 1884, and was used for shunting. It gained notoriety when its boiler exploded at Roma Street Station on 29 August 1898. It was repaired and later written off in 1926.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Collections {{!}} State Library of Queensland |url=https://collections.slq.qld.gov.au/viewer/IE307698 |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=collections.slq.qld.gov.au}}</ref>
Lionel (No.70) was purchased by Queensland Rail in 1884, and was used for shunting.
== Boiler explosion ==
It gained notoriety when its [[boiler explosion|boiler exploded]] at Roma Street Station on 29 August 1898. It was repaired and later written off in 1926.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Collections {{!}} State Library of Queensland |url=https://collections.slq.qld.gov.au/viewer/IE307698 |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=collections.slq.qld.gov.au}}</ref>


==Class list==
==Class list==

Revision as of 22:24, 19 March 2024

Queensland Railways 6D13 class
Lionel built in 1882 for the Queensland Land and Coal Company of Burrum. Later to be numbered No. 70
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderNeilson and Company
Serial number2826, 2827
Build date1882
Total produced2
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-6-2T
Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Fuel typeCoal
Cylinders2 outside
Cylinder size13 in × 18 in (330 mm × 457 mm)
Valve gearWalschaerts
Career
OperatorsQueensland Railways
Numbers70, 71
Dispositionboth scrapped

The Queensland Railways 6D13 class locomotive was a class of 0-6-2T steam locomotives operated by the Queensland Railways.

History

In 1881, the Queensland Land & Coal Company purchased two locomotives for a proposed colliery on the Burrum coalfields near Maryborough that would join with the Queensland Railway’s network at Torbanlea. After the proposal fell through, they were sold to the Queensland Railways, entering service on the Southern & Western Railway. They were used as shunters.[1]

Per Queensland Railway's classification system, they were designated the 6D13 class, the 6 representing the number of driving wheels, the D that it was a tank locomotive, and the 13 the cylinder diameter in inches.[1]

Lionel (No.70) was purchased by Queensland Rail in 1884, and was used for shunting.

Boiler explosion

It gained notoriety when its boiler exploded at Roma Street Station on 29 August 1898. It was repaired and later written off in 1926.[2]

Class list

Works
number
Southern & Western
Railways number
Queensland Railways
number
Name In service Notes
2826 70 70 Lionel February 1884 Written off April 1926
2827 71 71 Lion March 1884 Written off June 1926

References

  1. ^ a b Armstrong, John (1985). Locomotives in the Tropics Volume 1. Brisbane: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 51, 100. ISBN 0 909937 13 3.
  2. ^ "Collections | State Library of Queensland". collections.slq.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 28 March 2023.