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- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive length "17983.2".
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive abstract "The Queensland AC16 class locomotive is a 2-8-2 steam locomotive of the Queensland Railways (QR). The locomotives operated on 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge.The Second World War and the occupation by Japanese forces of Pacific Islands and islands to the north of Australia saw Queensland and the north of Australia placed under the threat of imminent attack. This placed a great strain on Queensland Railway’s resources in the movement of wartime supplies and troops.A request was made in 1941 for further, new C17 Class steam locomotives and the specifications were forwarded to the United States where the United States Army Transportation Corps (USATC) drew up plans for a 2-8-2 with specifications similar to a C17 Class. The locomotives are also known is United States of America as USATC S118 Class steam locomotives. These locomotives were intended as a standard design for use on narrow gauge railways in other parts of the world as a war-time measure.There were twenty engines obtained during World War 2 from USA under “lend lease” arrangements and later purchased. They were the only ones of their type to come to Australia out of a total of 741 similar engines built for US Army Transportation Corps.With eight coupled wheels the suffix “C” should be first and with sixteen inch diameter cylinders locomotives should have been classified C16 Class steam locomotive but to distinguish them from that existing class they were called American C16 i.e. AC16. The American steam locomotive earned it the nickname of Yank. The engines entered traffic with their US Army road numbers but had “A” appended to differentiate them from existing engines with the same numbers. Road numbers; 216A to 235A.The engines were supplied with conical profile tyres. These were altered to QR standard cylindrical profile and pressed one-sixteenth of an inch inwards on the wheels to reduce wear. In 1943 the decision was taken to alter the second and third coupled wheels to thin flanges. A number of other modifications were carried out over the years.The engines were fitted with Walschaerts valve gear. The steam locomotives supplied to Queensland Railway are from Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, USA. The original tenders rode poorly and resulted in a speed limit of 30 mph being imposed with a prohibition on passenger train working. The axle load of these tenders also restricted the engines to main line usage. The floor level shovelling plate made the fireman’s work more difficult. One feature that did proved popular was the use of louvre coal boards and these subsequently became standard on all QR steam engines. The headlight mounted on the smokebox door proved to have advantages and was later adopted for some other classes.In 1958, No. 217A was fitted with a C16 Class steam locomotive type tender taken from a withdrawn locomotive. The previous restrictions were then lifted. All 19 members of the class then remaining in service had been similarly treated by 1963.After being fitted with these tenders, seven of the class was attached to Alpha where they had a brief period of glory in the early 1960s when they replaced the C17 Class hauling the air-conditioned “Midlander” between Alpha Queensland and Longreach. The American engines with a larger boiler capacity were able to reduce running times in the sections that contained many long banks. 60-ton Diesel Electric Locomotive took over the working in 1963.The last engine in service was N°218A at Rockhampton. This engine is now at Zig Zag Railway Lithgow where it was restored to operating condition in 2008.No. 221A is part of the QR Heritage Fleet. It was fitted with a new boiler and restored to working order in 2003. In the course of the overhaul it was fitted with a new tender. Although the external appearance of the tender is similar to the original design, internally it is similar to a standard type with raised shovelling plate.".
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive activeYearsEndYear "1943".
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive activeYearsStartYear "1943".
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive builder Baldwin_Locomotive_Works.
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive length "17.9832".
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive owner Zig_Zag_Railway.
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive wikiPageExternalLink Fact%20Sheet%20%20AC16%20221A%20compressed.pdf.
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive wikiPageExternalLink ac16-class.
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive wikiPageID "30152535".
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive wikiPageRevisionID "604617082".
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive builddate "1943".
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive builder Baldwin_Locomotive_Works.
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive buildmodel USATC_S118_Class.
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive currentowner Zig_Zag_Railway.
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive currentowner "Workshops Rail Museum".
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive cylindercount "Two, outside".
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive disposition "Both Operational".
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive hasPhotoCollection Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive.
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive name "Queensland AC16 class locomotive".
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive nicknames ""MacArthurs"".
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive numinclass "20".
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive powertype "Steam".
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive preservedunits "218".
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive railroad "Queensland Railways".
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive railroadclass "AC16".
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive roadnumber "216".
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive serialnumber "69451".
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive uicclass "1".
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive valvegear Walschaerts_valve_gear.
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive whytetype "2".
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive withdrawndate "--06-30".
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive subject Category:2-8-2_locomotives.
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive subject Category:Baldwin_locomotives.
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive subject Category:Railway_locomotives_introduced_in_1943.
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive subject Category:Steam_locomotives_of_Queensland.
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive type Locomotive.
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive type MeanOfTransportation.
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive type Product.
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive type DesignedArtifact.
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive comment "The Queensland AC16 class locomotive is a 2-8-2 steam locomotive of the Queensland Railways (QR). The locomotives operated on 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge.The Second World War and the occupation by Japanese forces of Pacific Islands and islands to the north of Australia saw Queensland and the north of Australia placed under the threat of imminent attack.".
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive label "Queensland AC16 class locomotive".
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive sameAs m.0g59w25.
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive sameAs Q7270890.
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive sameAs Q7270890.
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive wasDerivedFrom Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive?oldid=604617082.
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive isPrimaryTopicOf Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive.
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive name ""MacArthurs"".
- Queensland_AC16_class_locomotive name "Queensland AC16 class locomotive".