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Queensland C16 class locomotive

🇦🇺 Australia ·built by Evans, Anderson, Phelan & Co· from 1903· class of 152 Australian 4-8-0 locomotives

Queensland C16 class locomotive, photo 1 of 5
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what is it?

The Queensland Railways C16 class locomotive is a class of 4-8-0 steam locomotives that was operated by the Queensland Railways.

who runs it

base stats

  • built 152made 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 123 years ago, in 1903.
  • 15.9 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

built
1903–1918
in service from
1903
status
preserved
number built
152
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇦🇺 Australia
builders
Evans, Anderson, Phelan & Co, Walkers Limited, Toowoomba Foundry, North Ipswich Railway Workshops
operators
Queensland Rail
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
1,067 mm Cape gauge
wheel arrangement
4-8-0
length
15.9 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q7270911, Wikipedia: Queensland C16 class locomotive (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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