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No.104 Privately owned, Dalby, 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.
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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 on 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: 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 (apparently
nearby to Dalby). Comments to the Facebook post suggest the loco is being
reunited with sister No.103
which was apparently already present in the Dalby workshop site. Further
information about the status and future intentions for these two locos is
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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Dalby Park
Pioneer Museum – Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/dalbypioneerparkmuseum Post dated
28 October 2022. |
Page updated: 11 May 2024
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