Commonwealth Railways CN class

what is it?

The Commonwealth Railways CN class was a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotives purchased by the Commonwealth Railways, Australia, from the Canadian National Railway (CN) during World War II, for use on the Trans-Australian Railway. The eight locomotives in the class had been built in 1907-1908 by Montreal Locomotive Works, Montreal, Quebec, for the Canadian Northern Railway, three coming from Lot Q-67 built in 1907 and the remainder from Lot Q-79 built in 1918. After passing into CN ownership in 1918, they became part of CN's H-6-c class.

who runs it

Commonwealth RailwaysCanadian National RailwayCanadian Northern Railway

base stats

• weight 73.9 tin working order
• built 8made 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 119 years ago, in 1907.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 12 African elephants (~6 t each).
• ⌛Served for 10 years (1942–1952).

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

spec sheet

built

1907–1908

in service from

1942

retired

1952

status

retired

number built

8

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇦🇺 Australia

builders

Montreal Locomotive Works

operators

Commonwealth Railways, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Northern Railway

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

4-6-0

weight

73.9 t

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