Queensland B13 class locomotive | |
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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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