#0542
Queensland 4D10 class locomotive
🇦🇺 Australia ·built by North Ipswich Railway Workshops· from 1884
what is it?
The Queensland Railways 4D10 class locomotive was a class of 2-4-2T 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 142 years ago, in 1884.
- Weighs about as much as 4 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 18 years (1884–1902).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1884
- in service from
- 1884
- retired
- 1902
- status
- retired
- number built
- —
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- builders
- North Ipswich Railway Workshops
- operators
- Queensland Rail
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-4-2T
- weight
- 24.1 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q28428446, Wikipedia: Queensland 4D10 class locomotive (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.