| Introduced | 1877 – 1882 |
| Driving Wheels | 3ft 1ins |
| Boiler Pressure | 140psi |
| Cylinders | Outside – 12in x 22in |
| Tractive Effort | 6,050lbf |
This locomotive was built in 1885 by Dübs and Company in Glasgow as a crane tank engine. The crane which was the first one supplied to the NSW railways. It was capable of lifting loads of 4 tons.
The locomotive was originally numbered LO 03 but this was changed as part of the NSW Government Railway reclassification of locomotives to 1034. It was also included in the X10 class at that time. The X10 class included a number of different types of engines including small 0-4-0 and 2-4-0 tank locomotives. All types of duplicates, yard and depot locomotives, crane locomotives and accident cranes and special equipment were classified as the X10 class. Many were purchased from other government agencies and private lines. As such, this was an extremely diverse group of locomotives.
This locomotive spent its working life at the Eveleigh Locomotive Workshops at Sydney. Occasionally the locomotive was employed around the Sydney suburbs to lift rubbish off platforms or from permanent way onto a wagon. It was withdrawn from service there in October 1969 and donated to the New South Wales Rail Transport Museum (NSWRTM).
Restoration of the locomotive started at Enfield but stopped when NSWRTM moved to Thirlmere in 1974 and it remained in a partially dismantled state for a long period.
In 2010, funding was supplied to the NSW Rail Museum by RailCorp which enable the restoration of the locomotive to be completed before it was placed on display inside the main building of the museum.
| Driving Wheels | 3ft 3ins |
| Boiler Pressure | 120psi |
| Cylinders | Outside 12in x 20in |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
This is one of 25 locomotives built for the Queensland Railways between 1874 and 1882. Kitson & Company built 12, Avonside Engine Company (under sub contract from Fairlie) 3, Dübs and Company 6, Neilson & Company 2 and the North Ipswich Railway Workshops 2.
This locomotive was built by the Dübs and Company in Glasgow in 1885 and entered service with the Southern & Western Railway in September 1878 as number 40 of the E class. Under the Queensland Railways the locomotives were grouped as the B12 class in 1890 but the number was unchanged. The B representing that the locomotives had three driving axles and the 12 the cylinder diameter.
This locomotive was transferred to the isolated Cooktown-Laura railway in 1910. The railway connected the small hinterland of Laura with the port city of Cooktown. Originally there were seven engines on the line but all were withdrawn from service by 1927. The line remained open until 1960.
Some components from the locomotive were sold off in 1928 but the rest remain at Cooktown in the former railway yard.
There are parts of three class B12 locomotives still in existence but it is probably unwise to say the locomotives have been preserved. The other two are.
• Avonside Engine Company -Works number 1179 – 31
• Kitson & Company – Works number 2042 – 28
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