Commonwealth Railways CN class

Commonwealth Railways CN class
CN76 at Port Pirie Junction station in 1951
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderMontreal Locomotive Works
Build date1907-1908
Total produced8
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-6-0
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Fuel typeCoal
Career
OperatorsCommonwealth Railways
NumbersCN70-CN77
First runNovember 1942
WithdrawnApril 1952
DispositionAll scrapped

The Commonwealth Railways CN class was a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotives purchased by the Commonwealth Railways, Australia, from the Canadian National Railway (CN) during World War II, for use on the Trans-Australian Railway.

The eight locomotives in the class had been built in 1907-1908 by Montreal Locomotive Works, Montreal, Quebec, for the Canadian Northern Railway. After passing into CN ownership in 1918, they became part of CN's H6c class.[1]

References

  1. ^ Fluck, Ronald E; Marshall, Barry; Wilson, John (1996). Locomotives and Railcars of the Commonwealth Railways. Welland, SA: Gresley Publishing. pp. 42–43. ISBN 1876216018.

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