what is it?
The Queensland Railways 6D8½ class locomotive was a class of 0-6-0T 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 126 years ago, in 1900.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1900
- status
- retired
- number built
- 6
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- builders
- John Fowler & Co.
- operators
- Queensland Rail
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 610 mm 2 ft narrow gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0T
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q28428448, Wikipedia: Queensland 6D8½ class locomotive (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.