Queensland B13 class locomotive

Queensland B13 class locomotive
B13 Class locomotive no. 93, ca. 1886
Power type Steam
Builder Dübs and Company (72)
Kitson and Company (25)
Phoenix Engine Company (15)
Build date 1883–1895
Total produced 112
Configuration 4-6-0
Gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Driver diameter 39 in (0.991 m)
Boiler pressure 140 lbf/in² (965 kPa)
Cylinders Two, outside
Cylinder size 13 × 20 in (330 × 508 mm)
Valve gear Stephenson
Career Queensland Railways
Class B13

The B13 class steam locomotive was a 4-6-0 locomotive of the Queensland Railways (QR).[1]

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.

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References

  1. ^ http://www.qrig.org/motive-power/locomotives/steam/b13-class