#QRsteamlocomotives
B18¼ 4-6-2
North Ipswich Railway Workshops (59)
Walkers Limited (24)
Built 1926-1947 83 produced.
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B18¼ number 16 at Mayne
B18¼ 4-6-2
North Ipswich Railway Workshops (59)
Walkers Limited (24)
Built 1926-1947 83 produced.
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B18¼ number 16 at Mayne
B18¼ number 16 at Mayne
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Numbers16, 18, 28, 30, 40, 52, 84, 227-232, 768-771, 827-830, 841-852, 864-881, 887-916
Preserved771
1 preserved, 82 scrapped
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Numbers16, 18, 28, 30, 40, 52, 84, 227-232, 768-771, 827-830, 841-852, 864-881, 887-916
Preserved771
1 preserved, 82 scrapped
B18¼ #230
These locomotives were famous for mail train work. A total of eighty-three were put into service. The locomotive 230 was built in Ipswich in 1935.
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These locomotives were famous for mail train work. A total of eighty-three were put into service. The locomotive 230 was built in Ipswich in 1935.
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BB18 1/4 and a B18 1/4 double head a passenger train - circa late 1960s.
Leonard J Matthews
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Leonard J Matthews
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Queensland Times Wed 27 Oct 1926 Page 6
NEW TYPE LOCOMOTIVE—CLASS "B18¼."
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Article mentions booster. In 1949 some were painted green and red ( trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/arti… ).
NEW TYPE LOCOMOTIVE—CLASS "B18¼."
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Article mentions booster. In 1949 some were painted green and red ( trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/arti… ).
B18 1/4 842 hauls a train from Ipswich into Roma Street Station in 1965.
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QGR, D-17 Class, coupled to a B18 1/4 and another D17, Mayne Locomotive Depot, Brisbane, Qld, [1950s]
University of Newcastle
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University of Newcastle
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The only surviving B18 1/4 #771 is at Ipswich Workshops awaiting restoration
B18 1/4 No.771 at The Workshops Rail Museum in June 2009
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B18 1/4 No.771 at The Workshops Rail Museum in June 2009
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B18 1/4 No. 830
The steam engine of the Brisbane mail train at Rockhampton 1935
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The B pacifics were ideal for these mail trains. Good design, great results for Queensland Railways.
The steam engine of the Brisbane mail train at Rockhampton 1935
Museums Victoria Collections collections.museumvictoria.com.au/items/766248
The B pacifics were ideal for these mail trains. Good design, great results for Queensland Railways.
Locomotive and carriages, Nambour District
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Possibly the Gympie Mail train at Nambour.
Unknown B18 1/4
C. 1930s ?
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Possibly the Gympie Mail train at Nambour.
Unknown B18 1/4
C. 1930s ?
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