Queensland A14 class locomotive

Queensland A14 class locomotive

Engine 281 in the locomotive sheds at Ipswich
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder Phoenix Engine Company
Serial number 16–23
Build date 1894–1895
Total produced 8
Specifications
Configuration 4-4-0
Gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Cylinders Two, outside
Cylinder size Diameter: 14 in (356 mm) x (?)
Career
Operators Queensland Railways
Class A14
Number in class 8
Numbers 281–288

The A14 class steam locomotive was a 4-4-0 locomotive of the Queensland Railways (QR).[1]

The locomotives operated on 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge. The “A”, is used to identify the number of coupled wheels, being four coupled wheels for the A14 class, followed by numerals indicating the cylinder diameter of fourteen inches (356 mm).

Eight engines were built by the Phoenix Engine Company, Ipswich, Queensland, between 1894 and 1895. All the engines were reboilered in 1909 and withdrawn between 1922 and 1929.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "A14 Class". Queensland Railway's Interest Group.
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