The C17 class locomotive was a 4-8-0 locomotive of the Queensland Railways. The locomotives operated on 1067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow gauge.The design was so successful that 227 locomotives were built from 1920 when the first engine N° 15 entering service through until 1953 when N° 1000 was delivered. The 22 NM class for Commonwealth Railways were of the same design. C 17s were versatile engines and generally well liked.
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length (km)
16.1544
active years end year
1953-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
1920-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
builder
Armstrong Whitworth, Clyde Engineering, Walkers Limited, List of Queensland steam locomotives, Evans_Anderson_Phelan_and_Company
