Queensland A12 class locomotive

Queensland Railways A12 class
A12 Class No.269
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works (18) Evans, Anderson, Phelan & Co (25) Build date 1882-1891 Total produced 43
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-4-0 Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Fuel type Coal Cylinders 2 outside Cylinder size 12 in × 18 in (305 mm × 457 mm)
Career Operators Queensland Railways Disposition all scrapped

The Queensland Railways A12 class locomotive was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives operated by the Queensland Railways.

History

Between 1882 and 1895, the Queensland Railways took delivery of 43 4-4-0 locomotives built by Baldwin Locomotive Works (18) and Evans, Anderson, Phelan & Co (25). Per Queensland Railway's classification system they were designated the A12 class, A representing they had two driving axles, and the 12 the cylinder diameter in inches.^[1]

Wrecked A12 steam locomotive after its boiler exploded, Brisbane, 1898

An American built A12 class locomotive No.62 boiler exploded at Roma Street, Brisbane on 2 December 1898. The Court of Enquiry into the explosion was recorded in the 1899 Votes and Proceedings of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.^[2]

See also

• List of boiler explosions

References

1. Armstrong, John (1985). Locomotives in the Tropics Volume 1. Brisbane: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 37–39, 97, 98. ISBN 0 909937 13 3.
2. "Queensland Parliamentary Debates Legislative Assembly" (PDF). 21 December 1898. Retrieved 22 March 2023.