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Queensland Railways A12 class
The Central Railway's A12 class number 11, later Queensland Railways no. 167.
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works Serial number 4197-4199 Build date 1878 Total produced 3
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-4-0 Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Fuel type Coal Cylinders 2 outside Cylinder size 12 in × 16 in (305 mm × 406 mm)
Career Operators Queensland Railways Numbers 38, 39, 167 Disposition all scrapped

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

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.

Class list

References

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

• Baldwin locomotives
• Railway locomotives introduced in 1878
• Steam locomotives of Queensland
• 3 ft 6 in gauge locomotives of Australia
• 4-4-0 locomotives