Queensland A12 small class locomotive

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

Queensland Railways A12 class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderBaldwin Locomotive Works
Serial number4197-4199
Build date1878
Total produced3
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-4-0
Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Fuel typeCoal
Cylinders2 outside
Cylinder size12 in × 16 in (305 mm × 406 mm)
Career
OperatorsQueensland Railways
Numbers38, 39, 167
Dispositionall scrapped

History

In 1878, the Queensland Railways took delivery of three 4-4-0 locomotives built by Baldwin Locomotive Works. Two entered service on the Southern & Western Railway and one on the Central Railway. 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]

Class list
Works
number		 Central Railways
number		 Southern & Western
Railway number		 Queensland Railways
number		 In service Notes
4197 11 167 July 1878 Condemned June 1913
4198 38 38 June 1878 Condemned June 1912
4199 39 39 July 1878 Condemned June 1912

References
  1. Armstrong, John (1985). Locomotives in the Tropics Volume 1. Brisbane: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 30, 97. ISBN 0 909937 13 3.
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