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No.104 Privately owned, Queensland |
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No.104 at Dalby Pioneer Park Museum on 27 July 2010; photo
courtesy of Chris Thompson.
The side tanks and boiler lagging had
been removed.
Despite looking somewhat incomplete, this loco has since
been restored to operation.
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Builder |
Henschel
& Sohn, |
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Builder’s Number & Year |
29583 of 1956 |
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Wheel Arrangement |
0-6-0T |
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This
locomotive was built by Henschel & Sohn of Kassel, Germany as their builder's
number 29583 of 1956, and last worked at Chonburi Sugar Mill, Thailand as
No.104 prior to being imported to Australia for private preservation in 1982.
This locomotive is a sister to No.103 / Henschel 25427 of 1956 which was imported at the same time and restored to operation for the Walhalla Goldfields Railway in Victoria. For
many years No.104 was displayed at the Dalby Pioneer Park Museum, Queensland,
albeit in a somewhat dismantled state with side tanks, steam dome and boiler
lagging removed. My sincere
thanks to my friend & work colleague Chris Thompson for providing the
photographs on this page, following his visit to the Dalby Pioneer Park
Museum on 27 July 2010. Update
October 2025: According
to a recent Facebook post by the Dalby Pioneer Park Museum, this Henschel
loco was relocated on 28 October 2022 to the owner’s workshop. Comments to
the Facebook post suggest the loco is being reunited with sister No.103 which is apparently
owned by the same person. Light
Railways magazine of December 2024 contained the welcome news that this loco
has since been restored to operation, with a photo showing it operating on a
short length of track at the owner’s premises at Tambourine Mountain,
Queensland. Further
information and photos for these two locos are welcome! |
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Another view of No.104. The original lined green livery
with red frame & wheel centres is evident, although now very faded.
A rear view of No.104, showing what appears to be a very
heavy-duty dragbox / buffing gear for a narrow-gauge steam loco.
Another view of No.104 at Dalby.
This boiler number / builder's plate is attached to No.104's firebox back plate in the cab. This loco is reported as B/N 29583 of 1956,
but the large gap in builder's number compared to sister No.103 (B/N 25427 of 1956) suggests this may be a separate boiler number.
References
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'Light Railways - Australia's Magazine of Industrial & Narrow Gauge Railways', Number
188, April 2006. Published by Light Railway Research Society of Australia
Inc. |
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b |
Dalby Park
Pioneer Museum – Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/dalbypioneerparkmuseum Post dated 28 October 2022. |
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'Light
Railways - Australia's Magazine of Industrial & Narrow Gauge Railways', Number 300, December 2024 (Page
42). Published by the Light Railway Research Society of
Australia Inc. |
Page updated: 14 December 2025
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