Queensland B11 class locomotive

Queensland Railways B11 class
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Neilson and Company Serial number 1305-1308 Build date 1867 Total produced 4
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-6-0 Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Fuel type Coal Cylinders 2 outside Cylinder size 11 in × 18 in (279 mm × 457 mm)
Career Operators Queensland Railways Numbers 36, 109-111 Disposition all scrapped

The Queensland Railways B11 class locomotive was a class of 2-6-0 steam locomotive operated by the Queensland Railways.

History

In 1867, the Neilson and Company, Glasgow delivered four 2-6-0 locomotives to the Queensland Railways Southern & Western Railway. Originally classified as the C class, per Queensland Railway's classification system they were redesignated the B11 class in 1890, B representing that they had three driving axles, and the 11 the cylinder diameter in inches.^[1]

In 1888, three were transferred to Maryborough. The remaining member on the Southern & Western Railway was renumbered no. 36 to allow the B12 class to be consecutively numbered.^[1]

Class list

Works number	Southern & Western Railway number	Maryborough Railway number	Queensland Railways number	In service	Notes
1305	17		36		Written off November 1904
1306	15	4	110		Written off November 1904
1307	16	5	109		Written off November 1904
1308	18	6	111		Written off November 1904

References

1. Armstrong, John (1985). Locomotives in the Tropics Volume 1. Brisbane: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 18, 19, 95. ISBN 0-909937-13-3.