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Queensland Railways 6D8½ class
No.5 tank type, Innisfail Tramway, 1921
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder John Fowler & Co Build date 1900-23 Total produced 6
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-6-0T Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Fuel type Coal Cylinders 2
Career Operators Queensland Railways Numbers 1-5, 8 Disposition all scrapped

The Queensland Railways 6D8½ class locomotive was a class of 0-6-0T steam locomotives operated by the Queensland Railways.

History

The 6D8½ class was a class of similar locomotives built by John Fowler & Co, Leeds over a 23-year period. Per Queensland Railway's classification system they were designated the 6D8½ class, the 6 representing the number of driving wheels, the D that it was a tank locomotive, and the 8½ the cylinder diameter in inches.

Class list

References

1. Armstrong, John (1994). Locomotives in the Tropics Volume 2. Brisbane: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 26–27. ISBN 9780909937263.
2. Turner, Jim (1997). Australian Steam Locomotives 1896-1958. Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press. p. 80. ISBN 086417778X.

• Railway locomotives introduced in 1900
• Steam locomotives of Queensland
• 0-6-0T locomotives
• 3 ft 6 in gauge locomotives of Australia
• Fowler locomotives