| Weight | 23 tons 17cwt |
| Boiler Pressure | 150psi |
| Cylinders | Outside – 9½in x 12in |
| Tractive Effort | 4,904 lbf |
| Valve Gear | Walschaerts |
This locomotive was built by Hudswell Clarke & Co in Leeds in 1915 and delivered to the Childers Mill Mill where it was given the No 7. It retained this number throughout its working life.
Childer’s Mill, was a pioneer settlement on the Lampasas River four miles southeast of what is now Belton in Bell County, Queensland. The settlement was among the earliest Anglo communities.
In 1932 the locomotive was sold to the Isis Central Mill.
The Isis Central Sugar Mill was first registered as a company in 1894 and it took until 1896 to gain Government approval for the building of a new mill which included a narrow gauge railway. The construction of the Isis Central Sugar Mill was completed in September 1897.
In 1960 the locomotive moved to the Gin Gin Mill where it remained until it was purchased in 1970 by Bruce Macdonald who restored it at the Goulburn Steam Museum.
In 1978 the locomotive relocated to the Old Brickworks Museum at Yarralumla in the Australian Commonwealth Territory (ACT).
In 1981 the locomotive was acquired by the Alexandra Timber Tramway and Museum where it operated on a short length of track. It proved to be too heavy for the 30lb rail track there and was subsequently retired. The track is being relayed with 60lb rail it is planned that the locomotive will be back in service at Alexandra.
Hudswell Clarke works number 1099 which was built to the same design is also preserved.
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