Queensland 6D13 class locomotive

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 type Steam Builder Neilson and Company Serial number 2826, 2827 Build date 1882 Total produced 2
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-6-2T Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Fuel type Coal Cylinders 2 outside Cylinder size 13 in × 18 in (330 mm × 457 mm) Valve gear Walschaerts
Career Operators Queensland Railways Numbers 70, 71 Disposition Both 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. 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. 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.