The Queensland Railways B11 class locomotive was a class of

2-6-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, usually in a leading truck, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles and no trailing wheels. ...

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operated by the Queensland Railways.

History

In 1867, the Neilson and Company, Glasgow delivered four

locomotives to the Queensland Railways Southern & Western Railway. Originally classified as the C class, per Queensland Railway's

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they were redesignated the B11 class in 1890, B representing that they had three

driving axles On a steam locomotive, a driving wheel is a powered wheel which is driven by the locomotive's pistons (or turbine, in the case of a steam turbine locomotive). On a conventional, non-articulated locomotive, the driving wheels are all coupled tog ...

, and the 11 the cylinder diameter in inches. In 1888, three were transferred to Maryborough. The remaining member on the Southern & Western Railway was renumbered no. 36 to allow the B12 class to be consecutively numbered.

Class list

References

{{QueenslandLocos Neilson locomotives Railway locomotives introduced in 1878 B11 2-6-0 locomotives 3 ft 6 in gauge locomotives of Australia