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Queensland A12 small class locomotive
🇺🇸 United States ·built by Baldwin Locomotive Works· from 1878· class of 3 Australian 4-4-0 locomotives
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- 1. A12 no. 11 locomotive built by Baldwin (USA) for the Central Railway, Rockhampton, in 1878 (4731978076): State Library of Queensland, Australia· No restrictions
what is it?
The Queensland Railways A12 class locomotive was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives operated by the Queensland Railways.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 148 years ago, in 1878.
- Served for 35 years (1878–1913).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1878
- in service from
- 1878
- retired
- 1913
- status
- retired
- number built
- 3
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- Baldwin Locomotive Works
- operators
- Queensland Rail
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-4-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q28428455, Wikipedia: Queensland A12 small class locomotive (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.