No.

Photo

Wheel Arrang't

Builder's No. & Year

Status

Location

Notes

Mount Morgan Co. Ltd

3' 6" Gauge

Mount Morgan Co. Ltd No.1

0-4-0E

Hunslet

796 of 1902

Display

Mt Morgan

(Mt Morgan mine museum)

Mt Morgan Mines No.1 began life as a 0-4-0ST but was withdrawn from traffic in 1947 and converted to an overhead-electric locomotive in approximately 1951. It is now displayed in the grounds of the Mt Morgan mine museum.

Mount Morgan Co. Ltd No.2

0-4-0ST

Hunslet

797 of 1902

Plinthed

Mt Morgan

(Railway Station)

Mt Morgan No.2 has been plinthed at Mount Morgan for many years, but recently moved to the Railway Station Museum precinct.

Mount Morgan Co. Ltd No.3

0-4-0ST

Hunslet

854 of 1903

Workshop

Mt Morgan

(Railway Station)

Mt Morgan No. 3 was withdrawn in 1947 and plinthed in a park at Mount Morgan, and subsequently restored to operation in 1996 for use by the Golden Mount Rail Preservation Society Inc at Mount Morgan.

Mount Morgan Co. Ltd No.4

0-4-0ST

Peckett

1069 of 1905

Operational

Atherton - Herberton Historic Railway Inc, Herberton

Ex-Mt Morgan No.4, and more recently Mt Isa Mines Co Ltd No.1. This locomotive had been privately owned and stored in Melbourne for many years and more recently in South-East Queensland. It was acquired by the Atherton – Herberton Historic Railway and relocated to Herberton during 2015. Following restoration, this handsome little industrial loco returned to steam around 2022.

Mount Morgan Co. Ltd No.5

0-4-0ST

Peckett

1174 of 1908

Workshop

Atherton - Herberton Historic Railway Inc, Herberton

Ex-Mt Morgan No.5, and more recently Mt Isa Mines Co Ltd No.2. This locomotive had been privately owned and stored in Melbourne for many years and more recently in South-East Queensland. It was acquired by the Atherton – Herberton Historic Railway and relocated to Herberton during 2015.

Other Users

3' 6" Gauge

3620

(0401)

2-8-4

North British

26332 of 1949

Operational

Bellarine Railway,

Queenscliff,

Victoria

No.3620 is an ex-South African Railways 24-class locomotive. It was purchased for preservation by a New Zealander and housed at Parnell, Auckland from approximately 1996 until imported to Australia in January 2001 on lease to the Cairns Kuranda Steam Train service. It was later stored operational in the Cairns area for more than a decade. In 2020, No.3620 moved south to Victoria whee it now hauls the QTrain, a restaurant train service on the Bellarine Railway using modern ex-QR ‘Sunlander’ rollingstock.

Mary Ann

0-4-0VB

Replica

built 1999

Operational

Maryborough

Mary Ann is a working replica of the first locomotive built in Queensland. The original Mary Ann was built by John Walker's Union Foundry, Maryborough in 1873 for a use on a nearby timber tramway. The working replica of Mary Ann was constructed by Olds Engineering, Maryborough in 1999 and operates regularly in Queens Park, Maryborough.

Purrey

0-4-0

?

Operational

Archer Park Station Museum, Rockhampton

This Purrey steam tramcar was formerly operated by the Rockhampton Council Tramways. It was restored to operation in 1988 and can be seen in steam at the Archer Park Station Museum in Rockhampton, where it runs over former Queensland Railways trackage in Denison St.

Other Users

2' 6" Gauge

1

Shay A-type

Lima

906 of 1904

Display

Munro Tramway
Historical Group Inc.
, Ravensbourne

The derelict remains of A & D Munro's Shays No.1 & No.2 had been decaying at the site of their Palmtree timber mill until donated to the Illawarra Light Railway Museum Society (ILRMS) in 1974. These remains were reassembled to form a static display of locomotive No.2 which could be seen at the ILRMS in the 1978-79 period. No.2 was then dismantled as the first step of an intended restoration to operation; when complete it was to be known as No.1 (Lima 906) with some minor parts from No.2 (Lima 2097). In 2006, components deemed surplus to the ILRMS rebuild were sold to Sketches Mountain Resort at Ravensbourne, Queensland where it was intended to create a static display of a Shay locomotive. This project has now been taken over by the Munro Tramway Historical Group Inc. and the statically restored A & D Munro Shay No.1 was officially unveiled on 30 March 2019.

2

Shay A-type

Lima

2097 of 1908

Workshop

Illawarra Light Railway
Museum Society
,
Albion Park, NSW

The derelict remains of Munro's Hampton Tramway Shay No.1 & No.2 had been decaying at the site of their Palmtree timber mill until donated to the ILRMS in 1974. These were reassembled to form a static display of locomotive No.2 which could be seen at the ILRMS in the 1978-79 period. No.2 was then dismantled as the first step on a lengthy restoration to operation; when complete it was intended to be known as No.1 (Lima 906) with some minor parts from No.2 (Lima 2097). New main beams were fitted to create a viable frame, and two spare 2' gauge Shay trucks from the Mapleton Tramway Shays were overhauled. Alas the project to restore A & D Munro Shay No.2 appears to have stalled pending the required significant funding for the many new and reconditioned parts needed to complete the project.

Krauss

0-6-2T

Krauss

6854 of 1914

Display

Buderim Palmwoods Heritage Tramway, Buderim

Krauss’ was purchased for the Palmwoods-Buderim Tramway, and later worked at Bingera Mill. This engine was the largest Krauss-built loco to operate in Australia. It was saved from a scrap yard in 1967 and stored at various sites around Brisbane for many years. In October 2004 ‘Krauss’ was acquired by the Buderim-Palmwoods Heritage Tramway Inc. and has since been beautifully restored as a static exhibit. A permanent display location at Buderim is proposed.

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Shay A-type

Lima

2823 of 1915

Buried

Palmwoods

Shay locomotive Lima 2823 worked on the Palmwoods-Buderim Tramway. It was abandoned at Palmwoods in 1932. Significant remnants including the boiler were discovered in November 2000, buried in the Queensland Railways embankment at Palmwoods.

Other Users

750mm Gauge

104

0-6-0T

Henschel

29583 of 1956

Stored

Dalby

No.104 was imported in 1982 for private preservation following a working life at the Chonburi Sugar Mill, Thailand. It was statically displayed for many years at the Dalby Pioneer Park Museum but moved to a nearby private workshop / storage site in October 2022.