| No. / Name | Photo | Wheel Arrang't | Builder's No. & Year | Status | Location |
Notes & References |
| All Builders | ||||||
| 3' 6" Gauge | ||||||
| Pioneer No.1 | (Photo required) | 0-4-2T | Hunslet 624 of 1896 | Plinthed | Ayr |
Ex-Pioneer Mill. Privately owned. (4) Further information and photo welcome. |
| Inkerman No.1 | (Photo required) | 0-6-0T | Hunslet 1119 of 1913 | Under Restoration | Burdekin, near Home Hill |
Ex-Inkerman Mill, Home Hill. (4) Privately
owned (6). Further information and photo welcome. |
| Airdale |
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0-6-0T | Avonside 2043 of 1930 | Stored | Boonah, SE Queensland | Ex-Pioneer Mill, where it worked from 1930 to approx 1968. Converted from coal to oil burning about 1964-66. Placed in park in Brandon by Ayr Lions Club in 1973, but removed in 1992 due to rust and concern of asbestos. Taken to Tully Welding Works where the boiler was cut out and sold to Tully Saw Mill for boiling Borax to treat timber. Unfortunately all boiler fittings were cut off and welded shut, including mud hole plugs etc. Loco cab, tanks, frames, chimney, steam dome etc left at Tully Welding Works, and purchased for private preservation in 1995. Shortly after the boiler was no longer required by Tully Saw Mill and was reunited with the frames and transported to Boonah, SE QLD. To be restored to operation. The owner is currently arranging castings for missing parts. Photo shows 2043 at Boonah. The boiler is resting on the frames, propped by the ex-sawmill frame. (24) |
| John Fowler & Co Ltd, Leeds, England | ||||||
| 2' Gauge | ||||||
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0-4-2T | Fowler 4668 of 1883 | Display | Australian Sugar Industry Museum, Mourilyan | Ex-Mourilyan Mill. This loco is a rare example of the early Fowler 'jackshaft drive' steam locomotive, which was apparently intended to reduce maintenance on light lines by keeping the cylinders and crosshead well above the dust of ground level. A full history of the loco is provided by the Australian Sugar Industry Museum on its website. This photograph shows Fowler 4668 at Mourilyan on 23 August 2004; here is a link to a further photo detailing the jackshaft drive. |
| 3 | (Photo required) | 0-6-0T | Fowler 7607 of 1896 | Stored | Sydney | Ex-Isis Mill, Cordalba. Privately owned. This locomotive apparently was at Moama, NSW until 1983 when sold and moved to Sydney. It was advertised for sale in April 2004. (69, pp.25) |
| Pioneer |
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0-6-0T | Fowler 8047 of 1899 | Stored | ANGRMS, Woodford | Ex-Mossman Mill (north of Cairns). 'Pioneer' is fitted with Joy valve gear. Retired in 1965 and purchased by ANGRMS in 1973, Pioneer was transferred to Woodford in 1983 (38) where it remains in storage as seen in this photo of 12 April 2003. (1) Refer also to the ANGRMS web page for Pioneer. |
| Faugh-ah-Ballagh |
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0-6-0T | Fowler 8733 of 1900 | Plinthed | Port Douglas | Ex-Mossman Mill (north of Cairns). 'Faugh-ah-Ballagh' apparently Welsh for 'clear the way'. This locomotive has a long association with Port Douglas, being imported to operate the tramway linking the town of Mossman (and Mossman Mill) with Port Douglas. Following retirement it was plinthed at Port Douglas together with an open wagon and bogie passenger carriage. In 1997 the locomotive and train received further restoration, and a weather shelter was also provided. A plaque attached to this display provides further historical notes about this interesting train. (1) |
| Perth |
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0-6-0T+T | Fowler 8766 of 1900 | Stored | Loftus, NSW | Ex-Macknade Mill. 'Perth' was apparently built as a tank locomotive, but was a tender was added at a later stage of its career. Perth had been plinthed at Ingham until obtained privately for preservation. It is undergoing restoration at a private location in Loftus, as seen in this photograph of 8 January 2006. |
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0-6-0T | Fowler 11165 of 1907 | Display | Bauple | Ex-Isis Mill, Cordalba. This locomotive had been plinthed in a Maryborough park until 1983, when moved to a local car wrecking yard 'Parky's Parts'. It was reported in January 2002 as purchased by Bauple Historical Society for incorporation into an historical exhibit in the town of Bauple, at the location of the former Mt Bauple sugar mill. (21) This photo of 28 January 2004 shows No.4 displayed at the new museum site. It appears that a simple but unauthentic cab has been mocked-up, and the side tanks are yet to be replaced. (1) |
| Invicta |
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0-6-2 | Fowler 11277 of 1907 | Operational | Bundaberg Steam Tramway Preservation Society (Bundaberg Botanic Gardens) | Ex-Qunaba Mill, Bundaberg. This locomotive was originally purchased for the Invicta Mill, and later worked at Bingera Mill, Millaquin Mill and finally Qunaba Mill. Invicta was retired before 1978 and in 1981 was donated to HMAS Nirimba Navy Training College in Sydney, where some restoration work was undertaken. Invicta returned to Bundaberg when the BSTPS took possession of the locomotive in 1993. Invicta is currently undergoing complete overhaul, including new side tanks to the original design, and repairs to the boiler. The aim is to have this locomotive restored in time for its 100th birthday in 2007. (63) This photo shows Invicta's frames on a works flatcar within the BSTPS depot on 27 December 2004. UPDATE: Invicta was recommissioned by the BSTPS on Saturday 17 November 2007 and entered service on their tourist tramway the next day, Sunday 18 November 2007. Photos please! |
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0-6-0T | Fowler 11885 of 1909 | Operational | Alexandria & District Historical Society, Vic | Ex-Gin Gin Mill, Wallaville. No. 5 was at Goulburn Museum of Historic Engines in the 1970's. (7) This photo (dated 1 April 2002) shows No. 5 in operation at Alexandria. (1) |
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0-6-0T+T | Fowler 12271 of 1911 | Workshop | Timbertown Heritage Steam Railway, Wauchope, NSW | Ex-Macknade Mill. Was plinthed at Lucinda Point. (4) Now named 'The Green Hornet' and operated at Timbertown. (1) Currently awaiting overhaul. (11) |
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0-6-0 | Fowler 13325 of 1912 | Plinthed | Childers | Ex-Isis Mill, Cordalba. No.6 is now plinthed in the town museum and displayed under a weather roof as seen in this photo of 29 January 2004. The loco retains its brass steam dome and features a bogie tender that bears a home-made builders plate which reads 'No. 6, Made by Isis Central Mill, 27-7-52'. |
| Bli Bli |
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Fowler 14418 of 1915 | Plinthed | Bli Bli (near Nambour) | Ex-Moreton Mill, Nambour. 'Bli Bli' is plinthed at Bli Bli, east of Nambour, in a park alongside a tidal inlet, and overlooking the sugarcane haulage tramway to Moreton Mill which passes alongside and crosses the inlet via a combined road-rail bridge. This photo is courtesy of John Hurst and dated July 1978. John's caption reads 'Bli Bli preserved near Nambour'. At the time of my visit on 27 January 2004, a weather roof had been built over the locomotive, however it has become corroded and derelict in the humid and salty tropical air. The chimney, headlight and cylinder covers are now missing, and the wheels are sitting wet in the sandy base of the plinth. (The Brisbane tram in the background of John Hurst photograph had also gone by the time of my visit). (1) |
| 3 Anzac | - | 0-4-2T | Fowler 14666 of 1914 | Scrapped | - | Ex-Babinda Mill. This locomotive was plinthed at Babinda from 1961, but had apparently been scrapped by 1975. |
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0-4-2ST | Fowler 15932 of 1923 | Scrapped | - | Ex-Pleystowe Mill. No.2 had been plinthed within Mackay Harbour Park, but unfortunately had been scrapped by 1971. This June 1967 photo of No.2 is from the Don Moffat collection and is kindly provided by Glen Hall of the Mackay Historical Society and Museum Inc. Glen has also submitted a second photo from the Don Moffat collection, which shows No.2 at Mackay Harbour Park in January 1968. |
| Ivy | (Photo required) | 0-4-2T+T | Fowler 15947 of 1922 | Workshop | Hunter Valley, NSW | Ex-Mossman Mill (north of Cairns). Privately owned. This locomotive was reported as being at Wonga Beach (near Mossman), partially dismantled and available for sale as at August 2004. It has apparently since been sold to a private individual in the Hunter Valley. |
| 11 | Refer QR B9 1/2 class No.11 | |||||
| Coolum |
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0-6-0T | Fowler 16036 of 1923 | Display | Eudlo (near Nambour) | Ex-Moreton Mill, Nambour. Privately owned. Displayed on private property. (13) Photo courtesy of John Hurst; date July 1978, caption: Coolum preserved at The Big Pineapple. |
| Alison |
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0-6-2T | Fowler 16194 of 1924 | Stored | ANGRMS, Woodford | Ex-Farleigh Mill, but originally used on a Qld timber tramway. Last used in the early 1960's and donated to ANGRMS in 1972. (38) Alison is seen here in storage at ANGRMS on 12 April 2003. (1) Refer also to the ANGRMS web page for Alison. |
| Eudlo |
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0-6-0T | Fowler 16207 of 1923 | Plinthed | Moreton Mill | Ex-Moreton Mill, Nambour. Eudlo had been plinthed outside the mill at Nambour (13) but has since been moved a short distance to the yard at the rear of local historical museum, as seen in this photo of 30 January 2004. |
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0-4-0WT | Fowler 16249 of 1925 | Workshop | Rocky Point | Ex-Rocky Point Mill. This interesting little loco had been displayed at Gilltraps Auto Museum, Kirra during the 1970's, as seen in this 1974 photo kindly provided by Anthony Winstone. The loco moved to Dreamworld Coomera in the 1980's, where it was cosmetically restored. (1) It was relocated to Rocky Point in approx. 2002 and is apparently being restored to operation. Further information is welcome. This loco is similar to the preserved Tasmanian engine 'Wee Georgie Wood'; refer to the Tasmanian Private locos page. |
| 4 | (Photo required) | 0-4-2T | Fowler 16340 of 1924 | ? | Geelong, Victoria | Ex Tully Mill. (This locomotive is sometimes reported as Tully No.3, Fowler 16339 of 1924.) In preservation this locomotive was originally destined for the Goulburn Steam Museum but was instead sent to the Lachlan Vintage Village (LVV) at Forbes, circa 1974, where they eventually restored it to working order. The LVV subsequently closed its railway and auctioned off their equipment in 1986/7, and the Fowler was purchased by the then management of Goulburn Steam Museum together with two carriages, taken to Goulburn and rebuilt. It was reported in 1997 as under restoration at the Marsden Weir Steam Museum, Goulburn, NSW, and apparently worked there or several years (72) but the tourist railway at this site had been removed at my visit in 2003. I understand this loco was sold to a Victorian enthusiast and is privately owned; its status is unknown to me and further information and photos are welcome. |
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0-4-2T | Fowler 16341 of 1924 | Stored | Echuca, Victoria | Ex-Tully Mill. This locomotive was located at the Lachlan Vintage Village, Forbes, NSW in the late 1970s. It is now privately owned and stored at private site near Echuca, as seen in this photo of 23 March 2005. |
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0-4-2 | Fowler 17693 of 1927 | Stored | Kallangur (north of Brisbane) | ex-Racecourse Mill, Mackay. This loco had been plinthed (without its tender) in a park at Mackay Outer Harbour, but was later acquired by a private owner and stored. The original tender also still exists but is privately owned by a second party and kept in the vicinity of Marian Mill (34) as seen in this photo dated March 2006 which is kindly provided by Brett Geraghty. |
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0-4-2T | Fowler 17881 of 1929 | Operational | Timbertown Heritage Steam Railway, Wauchope, NSW | Ex-South Johnstone Mill. (11) This photo of 28 December 2003 shows Fowler 17881 working upgrade at the Timbertown Heritage Steam Railway. |
| Petrie |
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0-4-2T | Fowler 19930 of 1933 | Stored | Echuca, Vic |
Ex-Moreton Mill, Nambour. This locomotive was ordered by the Queensland Machinery Co. for Babinda Central Sugar Mill. It operated as No.6 at the Babinda Co-operative Central Mill Society Ltd., Queensland. From 1959 it operated as No.6 'Petrie' at the Moreton Central Sugar Co. Ltd., Nambour, Queensland, where it was out of use 1967. Petrie was initially preserved at Cox's Museum, Maroochydore, Queensland in 1970. It was later at the Suncoast Pioneer Museum, Mudjimba Beach, Qld. In 1985 Petrie had a further change of ownership and it is now privately owned at stored at a private site near Echuca, Victoria. (66) This photo is kindly provided by Anthony Winstone and shows Petrie stored at the Maroochydore Pioneer Village in 1981. Here is a more recent photo which shows Petrie in store at Echuca on 23 March 2005. |
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0-4-2T | Fowler 20273 of 1934 | Stored, Operational | Mulgrave Mill, Gordonvale | Ex-Mulgrave Mill, Gordonvale (south of Cairns). No. 4 'Nelson' had been plinthed within a park at Nelson until retrieved for restoration and operation on 'The Mulgrave Rambler', a tourist train that operated from the Mulgrave Mill museum and visitor's centre along cane tramway routes. Unfortunately the Mulgrave Rambler has been discontinued in recent times. No. 4 Nelson is normally stored in a shed within the Mulgrave Mill yard. This photo (a screen capture from a video) is kindly provided by Matt Fenn and shows Nelson during an outing in October 2003. It appears that Nelson has been heavily modified at some stage from a tank loco into a tender configuration. |
| Miallo |
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0-4-2T | Fowler 20276 of 1934 | Stored | ANGRMS, Woodford | Ex-Mossman Mill. Miallo was under overhaul in 1964 when laid aside (38) , which perhaps explains why it is somewhat incomplete. (1) It was purchased by ANGRMS in 1973, and has been stored at Woodford (as seen in this photo of 12 April 2003) since 1983. Refer also to the ANGRMS web page for Miallo. |
| ( - ) | (Photo required) | 0-4-2T | Fowler 20277 of 1934 | ? | Mirani? (West of Mackay) | Ex-Marian Mill. Privately owned; status unknown. Further information and photo welcome. |
| Moreland | - | 0-4-2T | Fowler 20284 of 1935 | Scrapped? | ? | Ex-Qunaba Mill, Bundaberg. Was privately owned. Thought to have been scrapped at St Mary's NSW about 1991. |
| Airdmillan |
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0-6-2T | Fowler 20763 of 1935 | Stored | ANGRMS, Woodford | Ex-Kalamia Mill. Airdmillan was one of the last steam locomotive built by John Fowler & Co. before their switch to building diesel and petrol locomotives. Airdmillan was plinthed in the mill yard at Kalamia in 1962 and acquired in poor condition by ANGRMS in 1975. (38) It remains stored at Woodford as seen in this photo of 12 April 2003. (1) Refer also to the ANGRMS web page for Airdmillan. |
| 8 | - | 0-6-2T | Fowler 20764 of 1935 | Scrapped | - | Ex-Pleystowe Mill. Was plinthed at Bucasia, Apparently scrapped in 1977. |
| 5 | - | 0-4-2T | Fowler 22758 of 1938 | Stored | ANGRMS Woodford | Ex-South Johnstone Mill. (22758 of 1938) is the same loco as Hudswell Clarke 1705 of 1938 (dual b/no allocated). (13) |
| Bundaberg-Fowler, Bundaberg Foundry Co Ltd, Qld | ||||||
| 2' Gauge | ||||||
| 4 Jumbo |
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0-6-2T | Bundaberg Fowler 1 of 1952 | Stored | Bundaberg Steam Tramway Preservation Society (Bundaberg Botanic Gardens) | Following the withdrawal of John Fowler & Co, Leeds, UK from steam locomotive manufacture, the Bundaberg Foundry obtained a licence to build Fowler-designed locos in Australia to meet the demand from the local sugar cane industry. These Bundaberg-Fowler locos were some of the last steam locomotives built in Australia and also amongst the last sugar locomotives in operation in Australia. It is interesting to note that all 8 Bundaberg-Fowler steam locomotives are now preserved. (1) No.4 Jumbo was last used at Qunaba Mill, Bundaberg and withdrawn in 1980. The loco was owned by Bundaberg Sugar and plinthed at the Bundaberg Rum Distillery until 2002, when donated to BSTPS for restoration to operation. The loco was moved to the BSTPS depot in Bundaberg Botanic gardens on 1/2/02. (21) The ANGRMS Bundaberg Fowler 'Then & Now' site contains further photos. Ross Driver has kindly provided this photo of No.4 Jumbo leading No.3 Skipper working hard double heading a load of cane up Johnson's Hill into Qunaba Mill circa 1977. Ross has also provided this 1974 photo of No.4 Jumbo waiting in a loop for another cane train to pass; Ross is driving No.4 while his younger brother is the driver of the approaching train. |
| Bundy |
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0-6-2T | Bundaberg Fowler 2 of 1952 | Operational | Bally Hooley Steam Train, Port Douglas | Ex-Mossman Mill (north of Cairns). Bundy is now used on the 'Ballyhooley Commuter' tourist train at Mossman Mill, Port Douglas. This photo is kindly provided by Matt Fenn and shows Speedy (and sister Bundy) at Port Douglas on 19 February 2005, and also doubleheading with sister Speedy. The ANGRMS Bundaberg Fowler 'Then & Now' site contains further photos. |
| 3 Nipper |
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0-4-2T | Bundaberg Fowler 3 of 1952 | Operational | Bundaberg Steam Tramway Preservation Society (Bundaberg Botanic Gardens) | ex-Mourilyan Mill (No.8), then Millaquin Mill (No.8) and finally Qunaba Mill, Bundaberg where the loco was named 'Nipper' and retired in 1979. Nipper is the only 0-4-2T among the 8 Bundaberg Fowler products; all others were 0-6-2T however Nipper has the same boiler design as her 0-6-2T sisters. Nipper was donated to the BSTPS in 1981 and restored to operation in 1988. A new firebox and tubes were built and fitted by the Bundaberg Foundry in 1991. (63) Nipper is preserved operational by the BSTPS and hauls tourist trains around the Bundaberg Botanic Gardens, as seen in this photo of 26 December 2004. The ANGRMS Bundaberg Fowler 'Then & Now' site contains further photos. |
| Ralf |
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0-6-2T | Bundaberg Fowler 4 of 1952 | Workshop | Echuca, Vic. | Ex-Bingera Mill. "Ralf' had been preserved operational at the Lachlan Vintage Village, Forbes during the 1970's. It is now privately owned and kept at a private location near Echuca, Vic where it is under restoration to operation as seen in this photo of 23 March 2005. The ANGRMS Bundaberg Fowler 'Then & Now' site contains further photos. |
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0-6-2T | Bundaberg Fowler 5 of 1952 | Operational | ANGRMS, Woodford | Ex-Pleystowe Mill. No. 5 was donated to ANGRMS in 1971 and has since had a lively career as a preserved steam loco, as discussed on the ANGRMS web page for Bundy 5. This photo is courtesy of Graham Watkins / SunSteam: 'ANGRMS cane loco, ex Pleystowe No.5 went to Nambour during August 1999 for the sugar festival. It worked cane trains between the mill and the yard on the edge of town. Here it is struggling up the steep climb to the mill'. The ANGRMS Bundaberg Fowler 'Then & Now' site contains further photos. |
| 5 Dobbin / Speedy |
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0-6-2T | Bundaberg Fowler 6 of 1952 | Operational | Bally Hooley Steam Train, Port Douglas | This locomotive was purchased new from Bundaberg Foundry by Millaquin Mill, but was later transferred to Qunaba Mill, Bundaberg where it was named "Dobbin" by driver Russell Francis. (65) The loco was purchased from Millaquin Sugar Co. in 1981 to work the Ballyhooley Commuter at Mossman Mill, where it was apparently named 'Speedy'. This photo is kindly provided by Matt Fenn and shows Speedy in steam at Port Douglas on 2 January 2005. The ANGRMS Bundaberg Fowler 'Then & Now' site contains further photos. Ross Driver has also provided this photo of Dobbin in steam at Millaquin Mill in 1977. |
| Kolan / Count Strzelecki |
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0-6-2T | Bundaberg Fowler 7 of 1953 | Operational | Coal Creek Museum, Korumburra, Vic. | Ex-Bingera Mill. Photo courtesy of John O'Neill, showing "Count Strzelecki" / Bundaberg Fowler No.7 at Coal Creek Top Station (now named Ruddville Station). The ANGRMS Bundaberg Fowler 'Then & Now' site contains further photos. |
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0-6-2T | Bundaberg Fowler 8 of 1953 | Stored dismantled | Kallangur (north of Brisbane) | Ex-Proserpine Mill. Privately owned. Bundy 8 had been under restoration as an apprentice training project at a Qld sugar mill in the 1980's, but the project was abandoned due to an industry downturn at a stage when the loco was fully dismantled. After some time the loco was acquired, still fully dismantled, by the current owner, and stored at his workshop at Kallangur. Virtually all fittings are available and in good order. (34) The ANGRMS Bundaberg Fowler 'Then & Now' site contains further photos. |
| Perry Engineering Co Ltd, Adelaide | ||||||
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| Carstairs | (Photo required) | 0-6-2T | Perry 9351.34.1 of 1934 | Display | Home Hill | Ex-Inkerman Mill, Home Hill. (4) Privately owned. Converted to oil-firing at some stage. At a private location; viewing by appointment only. (6) |
| Chiverton |
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0-6-2T | Perry 6776.38.1 of 1938 | Workshop | Loftus, NSW | Ex-Kalamia Mill. 'Chiverton' had been plinthed at Ayr prior to being obtained for private preservation. It is now under restoration at a private location in Loftus, as seen in this photo pf 8 January 2006. A new pair of side tanks have been fabricated for this loco and await fitting. |
| 8 | (Photo required) | 0-6-2T | Perry 8403.39.1 of 1939 | ? | Strathewen, Victoria | Ex-Proserpine Mill. Privately owned. Status unknown; any further information and / or photo for this loco would be welcome. |
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0-4-2T | Perry 8967.39.1 of 1939 | Operational | Bennett Brook Railway, Whiteman Park, WA | Ex-Inkerman Mill, Home Hill. 'Adelaide' is now named Betty Thompson and numbered 'BT1'. (14) This photograph is kindly provided by Stuart Jackson, and shows BT1 in operation at the Bennett Brook Railway during 'Thomas the Tank Engine day' on 19 May 2002. |
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0-6-2T | Perry 2382.41.1 of 1941 | Stored | Lake Macquarie Light Railway, Toronto, NSW | Ex-North Eton Mill. (4) No.6 had been privately owned and occasionally steamed at a site in the Megalong Valley, near Blackheath, NSW. No.6 was purchased by a new private owner and moved to Toronto on 17 August 2001 together with sister Perry B/N 6634.52.1 of 1952. (11) This photo is kindly provided by Geoff Horne and shows No.6 in storage at Toronto in December 2004. |
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0-4-2T | Perry 9737.45.1 of 1945 | Operational | Gisborne Steam Park, Victoria | This locomotive was built for the South Johnstone Sugar Mill where it operated as No.6. It later became No.9 at the Bundaberg Sugar Company's Millaquin Mill, where the brass number '6' was simply turned upside-down. It was retired from sugar cane haulage in 1974 and used as a stationary boiler in 1975. In 1981 it was sold to the Essendon Steam & Oil Engine Society in Victoria. In 1990 it was donated to the Gisborne steam club, who completed its restoration to operation in 1994. (67) Today it operates over a 100m stretch of track at the Gisborne steam club, as seen in this photo of 26 March 2005. (The Gisborne steam club are planning to extend their track around a nearby wetland to provide a longer running circuit.) |
| 2 Skipper |
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0-6-2T | Perry 1850.46.1 of 1946 | Display | National Railway Museum, Adelaide, SA | Ex-Qunaba Mill, Bundaberg and earlier Millaquin Mill, Bundaberg. This locomotive is preserved at the National Railway Museum, Adelaide in recognition that its builder Perry Engineering was based in Adelaide. 'Skipper' had been displayed for several years loaded onto a flatcar within the 'goods shed' portion of the NRM, but in 2003 it was repainted and placed on display at the entrance to the NRM. The Queensland Rail Heritage website includes a page for Skipper. This photo is kindly provided by Ross Driver and shows No.2 'Skipper' doubleheading No.3 'Flash' at Qunaba Mill in 1976 as they work hard uphill with a load of sugar cane. The driver on Skipper was Dennis Eadey and the driver on Flash was (Blue) Ray Gilbert. (65) |
| 3 Flash |
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0-6-2T | Perry 6160.48.1 of 1948 | Display | The Workshops, Ipswich | Ex-Qunaba Mill, Bundaberg. No.3 'Flash' had been in store at the Queensland Museum, Brisbane until moved to the new Ipswich Railway Workshops Museum on 25/9/2001. (14) It is now displayed within the exhibits hall as shown in this photo of 17 November 2002. |
| R. D. Rex |
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0-4-2T | Perry 7650.1.49 of 1949 | Stored | ANGRMS, Woodford | Ex-Douglas Shire Tramway, later taken over by Mossman Mill. R. D Rex had been plinthed at Mossman from approx 1961 until donated to ANGRMS in 1975 and later stored at Woodford. Refer also to the ANGRMS web page for R. D. Rex. |
| 6 Tully |
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0-6-2T | Perry 7967.49.1 of 1949 | Operational | ILRMS, Albion Park, NSW | Ex-Tully Mill. No. 6 'Tully' was plinthed at Tully from 1960 to 1972, when sold and transferred to NSW for restoration. This photo shows No.6 'Tully' at the ILRMS in October 2002. |
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0-6-2T | Perry 7967.50.3 of 1950 | Operational | Heyfield, Victoria | Ex-Babinda Mill. No. 7 is apparently privately owned and has been in Victoria since the 1970's. She has been restored to operation in an attractive blue livery as seen in this photograph (kindly provided by John O'Neill) which shows No.7 in operation at a traction engine rally in Heyfield, Victoria in May 2003. |
| 1 Delta |
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0-6-2T | Perry 7967.50.4 of 1950 | Workshop | Puffing Billy Museum, Menzies Creek, Vic. | Ex-Qunaba Mill, Bundaberg. 'Delta' is currently dismantled for overhaul at the Puffing Billy Museum at Menzies Creek, as seen in this photograph of October 2002. |
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0-6-2T | Perry 2601.51.1 of 1951 | Operational | Melaleuca Station, Chinderah, NSW | Ex-Marian Mill. Melaleuca Station is a railway-themed roadside attraction featuring local produce, a picnic ground with farmyard animals, and a steam train ride through the gardens. (Chinderah is north of Murwilllumbah on the Pacific Highway, near the Queensland border.) This photo of 1 February 2004 shows Perry 2601.51.1 awaiting its next steaming at Melaleuca Station. |
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0-4-2T | Perry 2714.51.1 of 1951 | Stored | Lake Macquarie Light Railway, Toronto, NSW | Ex-Mourilyan Mill. This locomotive is privately owned and had been leased to the Bulahdelah Logging Railway from 1987 to 1996. It was then brought to Thirlmere and overhauled in the NSWRTM workshops over a two-year period. The loco was repainted, given a couple of test runs (the workshop has a section of dual-gauge track) and then 'stored serviceable' under a tarpaulin in the workshop area of NSWRTM, Thirlmere. (72) The feature photo (and this side view) are kindly provided by Bruce Belbin and show the loco in steam at the NSWRTM. |
| Perry / 5 |
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0-6-2T | Perry 5643.51.1 of 1951 | Operational | Dreamworld (Theme Park), Coomera | Ex-Bingera Mill. This locomotive was part of the collection at the Goulburn Museum of Historic Engines in the 1970's, but in more recent years has been operational at the Dreamworld Railway at Coomera on the Gold Coast, Qld, where it has been somewhat 'Americanised'. This photograph is kindly provided by Mark Gough and shows No 5 at the head of a train of toastrack carriages on the Dreamworld Railway on 14 December 2001. |
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0-6-2T | Perry 6634.52.1 of 1952 | Operational | Lake Macquarie Light Railway, Toronto, NSW | Ex-North Eton Mill. (4) No.7 had been privately owned (but never steamed) at a site in the Megalong Valley, near Blackheath, NSW. No.7 was subsequently purchased by a new private owner and moved to Toronto on 17 August 2001, together with sister loco Perry B/N 2382.41.1 of 1941. (11) This photo is kindly provided by Geoff Horne and shows No.7 in steam at Toronto during June 2005. |
| Andrew Barclay Sons & Co, Kilmarnock, Scotland | ||||||
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0-4-0T | Barclay 1419 of 1915 | Stored, Dismantled | Echuca, Vic | Ex-Qunaba Mill, Bundaberg. This locomotive appears to have been plinthed at some stage. It is now privately owned and stored dismantled at private site near Echuca, as seen in this photo of 23 March 2005. The boiler and other components were stored nearby; the owner advised that the boiler is beyond restoration, however this Baldwin boiler has been obtained to provide a replacement. |
| Decauville, France | ||||||
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| Frenchy |
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0-4-2T | Decauville 246 of 1897 | Workshop | Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway, Kent, UK | Ex-Qunaba Mill, Bundaberg. "Frenchy" was in private ownership at Moama, NSW before being sold and exported to the UK in 1996 for private preservation. Frenchy has since been fully restored in the UK and returned to steam in late 2006; a photo and history for this engine appears on the B&WLR website. Apparently the locomotive now wears the number 7 and nameplate "Victory". Alan Crotty has kindly provided this photo showing Decauville 246 / Frenchy hauling a goods train at Warren Wood, B&WLR on Sunday 3rd June 2007. Alan has also provided this second photo showing Frenchy at Bredgar (Warren Wood); next to the engine is David Best, and on the footplate is Tony Baker who was involved with the restoration. (Copyright for both photos remains with Alan Crotty.) |
| 7 |
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0-4-2T | Decauville 247 of 1897 | Stored | ANGRMS, Woodford | Ex-Invicta Mill, Giru, and earlier Mulgrave Mill. No. 7 had been plinthed in a park in Giru until donated to ANGRMS in 1981. (38) This small locomotive has an interesting history, as discussed on the ANGRMS web page for No. 7. This photo shows No.7 in storage at Woodford on 12 April 2003. |
| ( - ) | (Photo required) | 0-4-0T | Decauville 399 of 1900 | Buried! | Millaquin Mill (near Bundaberg) | Boiler exhumed during January 2000; frames believed buried nearby. Had been used in a Fijian sugar mill before imported to Australia second-hand in 1923, but never used. It was buried at Millaquin mill in 1937 after lying in storage. |
| 9 | (Photo required) | 0-4-2T | Decauville 454 of 1906 | ? | Tynong North, Victoria | Ex-Mulgrave Mill, Gordonvale. Privately owned. Further information and photo are welcome. |
| Hudswell Clarke & Co Ltd, Leeds, England | ||||||
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| 1 | (Photo required) | 0-6-0ST | Hudswell Clarke 496 of 1898 | ? | Echuca, Vic. | ex-North Eton Mill. This locomotive was previously at Rockhampton. It is apparently privately owned; its status is unknown to me. Any further information or a photo are welcome. |
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0-6-0ST | Hudswell Clarke 853 of 1908 | Stored | Kallangur (north of Brisbane) | ex-North Eton Mill. Privately owned. No.2 was apparently built as a 0-4-2ST but converted to 0-6-0ST via modification to the rear frames (34), which are seen here in storage at Kallangur on 12 April 2003. The boiler and saddletank are also stored nearby, although the saddletank requires replacement. (1) |
| Homebush |
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0-6-0 | Hudswell Clarke 1067 of 1914 | Operational | Victoria Mill, Ingham | Ex-Victoria Mill, Ingham. 'Homebush' is preserved operational at the Victoria Mill, Ingham, where it occasionally hauls a small tourist train around the mill railway system. Between use, Homebush and its train of two toastrack cars are displayed under a weather roof at the mill entrance. (1) This photo (together with a left and right view) is kindly provided by Brett Geraghty and shows Homebush hauling its passenger train during the Ingham Maraka Festival on 21 October 2006. |
| Maroochy |
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0-4-2T | Hudswell Clarke 1078 of 1914 | Stored | Kallangur (north of Brisbane) | Ex-Moreton Mill, Nambour. Privately owned. Maroochy had been kept at Gilltraps Auto Museum, Kirra in the 1970's. (7) It is now stored, partially dismantled, at Kallangur as seen in this photo of 12 April 2003. The owner tells me that Maroochy is beyond repair. (34) Here is an earlier photo showing Maroochy before it was dismantled. |
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0-6-0 | Hudswell Clarke 1098 of 1915 | Workshop | Alexandria & District Historical Society, Alexandria, Vic. | Ex-Gin Gin Mill, Wallaville. This loco was operational at Goulburn Museum of Historic Engines in the 1970's, and is now dismantled for overhaul at the Alexandria District Historical Society museum. This photo of 1 April 2002 is a bit hard to read, but shows an information sheet attached to 1098's frames, with a detailed history of the loco. |
| Townsville |
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0-6-0 | Hudswell Clarke 1099 of 1915 | Display | Australian Sugar Industry Museum, Mourilyan | Ex-Victoria Mill, Ingham. Townsville was donated by CSR for preservation in 1977, and is now displayed (albeit in grey primer) at the Australian Sugar Industry Museum at Mourilyan (just south of Innisfail). This photograph shows Townsville displayed in the ASIM at Mourilyan on 23 August 2004. |
| 6 Pyramid |
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0-6-0T | Hudswell Clarke 1521 of 1924 | Stored | ANGRMS, Woodford | Ex-Mulgrave Mill, Gordonvale. Pyramid was retired in 1955 and plinthed at Mareeba in 1959 until donated to ANGRMS in 1976. (38) Refer also to the ANGRMS web page for Pyramid. |
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0-6-0 | Hudswell Clarke 1548 of 1924 | Stored | Echuca, Victoria | Ex-Macknade Mill. Privately owned. This loco had been owned by the Van Diemen Light Railway Society and displayed at their museum in Don, Tasmania during the 1980's and 1990's. In approximately 1998 it was sold to a private owner and moved to a private site ne |