Queensland B17 class locomotive

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	North Ipswich Railway Workshops
Build date	1911
Total produced	21

Queensland Railways B17 class
Queensland Railways B17 class
	B17 Class No.681 at Ipswich Depot
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	North Ipswich Railway Workshops
Build date	1911
Total produced	21
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-6-0
Gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Length	54 ft 2 in (16.51 m)
Fuel type	Coal
Cylinders	2
Operators
Career
Operators	Queensland Railways
Numbers	538, 610-613, 676-691
Disposition	all scrapped

The Queensland Railways B17 class locomotive was a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotives operated by the Queensland Railways.

History edit

Between May 1911 and May 1914 North Ipswich Railway Workshops built 21 4-6-0 locomotives. Per Queensland Railway's classification system they were designated the B17 class, B representing they had three driving axles, and the 17 the cylinder diameter in inches. In October 1917, 678 was superheated. Although judged a success, no more followed.^[1]^[2]

^ Turner, Jim (1997). Australian Steam Locomotives 1896-1958. Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press. p. 51. ISBN 086417778X.
^ Armstrong, John (1994). Locomotives in the Tropics Volume 2. Brisbane: Australian Railway Historical Society. pp. 35–38. ISBN 9780909937263.