This locomotive was built by Hudswell Clarke & Co in Leeds in 1925 for operating at the the Pleystowe Mill which was located just a few miles west of Mackay on the southern bank of the Pioneer River.
Damage caused by the 1918 cyclone to the adjoining mill, The Palms, was so extensive that its cane supply was sent to Pleystowe to be crushed. In 1925, the two mills were amalgamated under the name of Amalgamated Sugar Mills Limited.
This company became part of CSR Limited in 1975, following the absorption of The Australian Estates Co Limited group of companies by CSR Limited.
The locomotive was taken out of service in 1964 and subsequently donated to the Puffing Billy Preservation Society and placed in display at the Menzies Creek Museum
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