#QRsteamlocomotives
— ozbob13 (@ozbob13) April 29, 2020
B16½ class locomotive was a one-off 2-6-2 steam locomotive. Built North Ipswich Railway Workshops 1918
only 1 produced # 204.
Designed to burn coke instead of coal in an attempt to reduce smoke nuisance in Brisbane suburban tunnels.https://t.co/B6FgZZi5tA pic.twitter.com/z5ElcFDX10
#QRsteamlocomotives
— ozbob13 (@ozbob13) May 5, 2020
8D15 class locomotive 2-8-2T
Dubbs & Co. 1884 75-77, 134, 135
134, 135 converted into tender engines 1890/91 Ipswich known then as C15 Dubbs class.
'Railway employees posing with the Dubbs 8D15 class locomotive'https://t.co/6wnZajUmkE @slqld pic.twitter.com/iiPc0I0T0e
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— ozbob13 (@ozbob13) May 5, 2020
That completes QGR steam locos. There were a few others but hard to find material e.g. crane engine and tram engine. There are plenty of links in the hashtag threads
QGR had around 7000 miles of track.
It was indeed a ' 'Triumph of Narrow Gauge' * J. Kerr pic.twitter.com/xSZYZbClJr