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Commonwealth Railways L class

🇦🇺 Australia ·built by Clyde Engineering· from 1951· class of 10 Australian 2-8-2 locomotives

1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Commonwealth Railways L class locomotive no81 passes Stirling North signal box, nr Port Augusta (NRM AKA13345) -- cropped: Commonwealth Railways photographer· Public domain

what is it?

The Commonwealth Railways L class was a class of 2-8-2 freight locomotives built in 1951–1952 by Clyde Engineering, Granville, for the Commonwealth Railways, Australia.

who runs it

Commonwealth Railways

base stats

built 10made in total

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 75 years ago, in 1951.
Served for 8 years (1951–1959).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built: 1951–1952
in service from: 1951
retired: 1959
status: retired
number built: 10
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇦🇺 Australia
builders: Clyde Engineering
operators: Commonwealth Railways
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 2-8-2

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q16927264, Wikipedia: Commonwealth Railways L class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.