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The Queensland Railways 4D10 class locomotive was a class of 2-4-2T steam locomotives operated by the Queensland Railways.

History

In September 1877, a Select Committee recommended no more locomotives be built in the colony. However some materials had already been purchased for proposed new locomotives. In 1884/85 these were put to use to build four 2-4-2T locomotives at North Ipswich Railway Workshops. Per Queensland Railway's classification system they were designated the 4D10 class in 1890, the 4 representing the number of driving wheels, the D that it was a tank locomotive, and the 10 the cylinder diameter in inches.[2] A further four A10 Neilson class were converted to 4D10s.[3]

Class list

Works number Southern & Western
Railway number 		Queensland Railways
number 		In service Notes
4 72 72 June 1884 Written off November 1902
5 73 73 July 1884 Written off November 1902
6 74 74 February 1885 Written off 1900

References

  1. ^ "Preserved Steam Locomotives Down Under - 4D10 boiler". www.australiansteam.com. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  2. ^ Armstrong, John (1985). Locomotives in the Tropics Volume 1. Brisbane: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 52, 100. ISBN 0 909937 13 3.
  3. ^ Oberg, Leon (2010). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-2010. Dural: Rosenberg Publishing. pp. 26/27. ISBN 9781921719011.
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