No. Photo Class

Wheel Arrang't

Builder's No. & Year

 Status Location Notes & References
Other Users
3' 6" Gauge
3620

(0401)

 24

(SAR)

 2-8-4 North British 26332 of 1949 Operational Cairns Kuranda Steam Train, Cairns No. 3620 is an ex-South African Railways 24-class locomotive.  This locomotive was privately purchased for preservation by a New Zealander, and was housed at Parnell, Auckland from approx. 1996 until imported to Australia in January 2001 on lease to operate the Cairns Kuranda Steam Train service.  (Further photos and reports are available at the SunSteam Inc. website.)  3620 is the only Berkshire (2-8-4) locomotive preserved in Australia, and also the only loco with a Vanderbilt tender. In addition, it has been converted from coal to oil firing at some stage. (1)  3620 also bears the number 0401 because the South African Railways number 3620 is in the range allocated by QR to electric locos, however a block of QR numbers starting at 0401 is reserved for privately owned steam locos. (13)  This photo of 20 August 2004 shows 3620 working upgrade to Cairns.  Here is a further photo taken the same day at Barron Falls station.
Mary Ann - 0-4-0VB Replica built 1999 Operational Maryborough 'Mary Ann' is a replica of the first locomotive built in Queensland, and was constructed by Maryborough foundry and engineering company William Olds and Sons Pty Ltd (Olds Engineering) in 1999.  Olds Engineering has also provided this interesting web page providing some history of the original locomotive and their replica. The original Mary Ann was built by John Walker's Union Foundry, Maryborough in 1873 for a use on a timber railway, and Walkers are still building railway equipment in Maryborough such as the QGR Tilt Train. This photo courtesy of Graham Watkins / SunSteam creates an interesting contrast.  The caption provided by Graham reads: "The new Cairns Tilt Train power car DTD 5401 poses next to the Mary Ann steam locomotive at Maryborough. Mary Ann is a replica of the first locomotive built by Walkers Ltd and the DTD is the latest on its way to begin on track testing. 19 January 2002".
Purrey - 0-4-0 ? Operational Archer Park Station Museum, Rockhampton This vehicle is a Purrey steam tramcar, formerly of the Rockhampton Council Tramways, and operates from Archer park station over former QR track in Denison St, Rockhampton each weekend. (11)  It was restored to operation in 1988. This photo is courtesy of Graham Watkins / SunSteam: 'Purrey steam train preserved at the museum in the former Archer Park Railway Station in Rockhampton, July 1999'.
Mount Morgan Ltd No.1 (Photo required) - 0-4-0E Hunslet 796 of 1902 Display (Electric) Mt Morgan

(Within the Mt Morgan mine museum)

 Ex-Mt Morgan Mines. This locomotive began life as a 0-4-0ST, but was withdrawn from traffic in 1947 and converted to an overhead-electric locomotive approximately 1951.  It is now displayed at the Mt Morgan mine museum. (20)
Mount Morgan Ltd No.2 - 0-4-0ST Hunslet 797 of 1902 Plinthed Mt Morgan

(Plinthed in a street)

 Ex-Mt Morgan Mines.  Mt Morgan Mines No.2 was withdrawn in 1947 and subsequently plinthed in the town. (20)  It is now in need of repainting and restoration, as seen in this photo taken in June 1996.  This locomotive provides a stark contrast to its restored sister Mt Morgan Mines No.3 (below). (1)
Mount Morgan Ltd No.3 - 0-4-0ST Hunslet 854 of 1903 Operational Mt Morgan

(Railway Station)

 Ex-Mt Morgan Mines.  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. (20)  This photograph was taken in 1996 on the day No.3 was delivered to Mt Morgan after restoration. The locomotive was unloaded from the semi-trailer onto the rails at Mt Morgan station, and immediately put into steam or operation on the Mt Morgan tourist railway. (1)
1 (Photo required) - 0-4-0ST Peckett 1069 of 1905 ? ? Ex-Mt Morgan Mines No.4, and more recently Mt Isa Mines No.1.  This locomotive had been plinthed in the grounds of the Barkly Highway State School, Mt Isa until it was sold and removed in the late 1980's or early 1990's.  (64) The location and status of this locomotive is unknown to me; further information and photos are welcome.
A & D Munro
2' 6" Gauge
1 - Shay A-type Lima 906 of 1904 Workshop Illawarra Light Railway Museum Society, Albion Park, NSW Ex-A D Munro timber tramway, Hampton, Qld. This locomotive and its sister (below) had been abandoned and scavenged for scrap prior to the remains being donated to the ILRMS in 1974.  Originally 2' 6" gauge, the ILRMS has been working to restore one locomotive to operation using the remaining components and the spare 2' gauge bogies from Mapleton Tramway Shay B/N 2091 / 2800. The original Shay boilers were extensively damaged by scrap scavengers who used explosives to break off the cylinder castings, and the ILRMS rebuild is instead using a spare Davenport boiler.  (1) This photo shows the locomotive being rebuilt at the ILRMS on 13 October 2002.  Jason Gundlach has kindly provided this later view of the restored 2' gauge bogies & frame in January 2005.
2 - Shay A-type Lima 2097 of 1907 Components (boiler, bunker, bogies Sketches Mountain Resort, Ravensbourne Further to the commentary above, a Shay boiler, tender tank, 2' 6" bogies and other components deemed surplus to the ILRMS Shay locomotive rebuild have been sold to Sketches Mountain Resort, Ravensbourne, Queensland. Apparently the Sketches resort is situated near the old A & D Munro tramway, and the resort is planning a static display of a Shay locomotive in a replica engine shed.  The components departed the ILRMS at Albion Park on 14 February 2006. (74)  Further information or photographs of this project are welcome. (1) This photo shows the old Shay bunker stored at the ILRMS on 13 October 2002, together with front and rear views of the old Shay boiler.
Other Users
750mm Gauge
( - ) (Photo required) - 0-6-0T Henschel 29583 of 1956 Display Dalby This locomotive is displayed in the open at Dalby Pioneer Park Museum. (74)  It appears that the loco may have been operational at this site at some stage.  It is a sister to Henschel 25427 of 1956 which is now restored to operation on the Walhalla Goldfields Railway in Victoria. (1)
Other Users
2" Gauge
( - ) (Photo required) - Shay A-type Lima 2823 of 1915 Buried Palmwoods This locomotive formerly worked on the Palmwoods Buderim Tramway. Remnants including the boiler were discovered on 25/11/00, buried in a Queensland Railways embankment at Palmwoods. (25)