The Queensland Railways A10 Ipswich class locomotive was a one-off
steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam. It is fuelled by burning combustible material (usually coal, oil or, rarely, wood) to heat water in the locomot ...
operated by the
Queensland Railways.
History
In 1877, the
North Ipswich Railway Workshops built a one-off
steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam. It is fuelled by burning combustible material (usually coal, oil or, rarely, wood) to heat water in the locomot ...
entering service on the Southern & Western Railway numbered 36. In 1880 it was sent to the then isolated
Bundaberg
Bundaberg is a city in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia, and is the tenth largest city in the state. Bundaberg's regional area has a population of 70,921, and is a major centre of the Wide Bay–Burnett geographical region. The Bun ...
line and renumbered 3. In 1890, as part of the
Queensland Railways renumbering scheme, it was renumbered 132. It was sold to McArdle & Thompson in February 1881, being resold to Fairymead Sugar Mill in 1892.
References
External links
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Railway locomotives introduced in 1877
A10 Ipswich
2-4-0 locomotives
3 ft 6 in gauge locomotives of Australia