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Queensland C13 class locomotive

🇦🇺 Australia ·built by Dübs and Company· from 1883· class of 6 Australian 2-8-0 locomotives

Queensland C13 class locomotive, photo 1 of 1
1/1 State Library of Queensland, Australia· No restrictions

what is it?

The Queensland Railways C13 class locomotive was a class of 2-8-0 steam locomotives operated by the Queensland Railways.

who runs it

base stats

  • built 6made 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 143 years ago, in 1883.
  • Served for 44 years (1883–1927).

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

spec sheet

built
1883
in service from
1883
retired
1927
status
retired
number built
6
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇦🇺 Australia
builders
Dübs and Company
operators
Queensland Rail
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
1,067 mm Cape gauge
wheel arrangement
2-8-0

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

Sources: Wikidata Q28428458, Wikipedia: Queensland C13 class locomotive (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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