| Queensland Railways A14 class |
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| Type and origin |
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| Power type | Steam |
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| Builder | Phoenix Engine Company |
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| Serial number | 16-23 |
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| Build date | 1894/95 |
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| Total produced | 8 |
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The Queensland Railways A14 class locomotive was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives operated by the Queensland Railways.
History
In 1894/95, the Phoenix Engine Company, Ipswich built eight 4-4-0 steam locomotives for the Queensland Railways. Per Queensland Railway's classification system they were designated the A14 class, A representing they had two driving axles, and the 14 the cylinder diameter in inches.[1]
All were reboilered in 1909 and withdrawn between 1922 and 1929.[1][2]
Class list
| Number
|
Builder's
number
|
In service
|
Notes
|
| 281
|
16
|
June 1894
|
Condemned October 1927
|
| 282
|
17
|
July 1894
|
Condemned February 1928
|
| 283
|
18
|
November 1894
|
Condemned March 1930
|
| 284
|
19
|
January 1895
|
Condemned February 1929
|
| 285
|
20
|
March 1895
|
Condemned June 1926
|
| 286
|
21
|
June 1895
|
Condemned October 1922
|
| 287
|
22
|
March 1895
|
Condemned November 1929
|
| 288
|
23
|
December 1895
|
Condemned December 1928
|
|
References
- ^ a b Armstrong, John (1985). Locomotives in the Tropics Volume 1. Brisbane: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 64, 102. ISBN 0-909937-13-3.
- ^ "A14 Class". Queensland Railway's Interest Group.