Queensland B13 class locomotive
Encyclopedia
The B13 class steam locomotive
was a 4-6-0
locomotive of the Queensland Railways (QR).
The locomotives operated on 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge. The “B”, is used to identify the number of coupled wheels, being six coupled wheels for the B13 class, followed by numerals indicating the cylinder diameter of thirteen inches.
Steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a railway locomotive that produces its power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning some combustible material, usually coal, wood or oil, to produce steam in a boiler, which drives the steam engine...
was a 4-6-0
4-6-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles in a leading truck, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels. This wheel arrangement became the second-most popular...
locomotive of the Queensland Railways (QR).
The locomotives operated on 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge. The “B”, is used to identify the number of coupled wheels, being six coupled wheels for the B13 class, followed by numerals indicating the cylinder diameter of thirteen inches.
Builders
- Dübs and CompanyDûbs and CompanyDübs & Co. was a locomotive works in Glasgow, Scotland, founded by Henry Dübs in 1863 and based at the Queens Park Works in Polmadie. In 1903 it became part of the North British Locomotive Company.-Preserved locomotives:...
(72): 44–79, 100–102, 121–130, 145–155, 162–166, 180–187, 192–201 - Kitson and Company (25): 80–94, 156–161, 188–191
- Phoenix Engine Company (15): 220–234