BB181/4 No.1086 Mackay Heritage Railway Inc. |
No.1086 in covered storage at Mackay.
This view is dated approximately 2004 and was kindly contributed by Peter Ford.
No.1086 was one of the final twenty BB181/4 Class 4-6-2 passenger locomotives constructed by Walkers Ltd, Maryborough between 1955 and 1958, among the last new steam locomotives to enter service in Australia. No.1086 carries Walkers Ltd builder's number 554 of 1957. It entered service with Queensland Railways in October 1957 and was retired in October 1969 after a working life of only 12 years. Following withdrawal from service, Queensland Railways donated No.1086 to the Emerald Chamber of Commerce and it was plinthed in a park at Emerald. No.1086 was acquired by Mackay Heritage Railway Inc. circa 2000 for intended restoration to operation (together with sister No.1037) and transferred to Mackay for storage. I believe it remains in covered storage at Mackay; further information about the Mackay Heritage Railway group and their progress is welcome. An excellent reference for further information about the BB181/4 Class locomotives is "Locomotives in the Tropics, Volume 2, Queensland Railways 1910 - 1958" by John Armstrong. |
References
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Armstrong, J. 'Locomotives in the Tropics, Volume 2, Queensland Railways 1910 - 1958, published by the Australian Railway Historical Society -Queensland Division, 1994. |
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