Restoring a Bayer-Garratt locomotive, number 1100, at the Ipswich Railway Workshops, North Ipswich, 1957

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TitleRestoring a Bayer-Garratt locomotive, number 1100, at the Ipswich Railway Workshops, North Ipswich, 1957Date Created17 April 1957

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SuburbNorth IpswichCity & StateIpswich, QueenslandGeo Coordinatesnot specified

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DescriptionThis locomotive was designed and built in Australia. Although initially not successful on Queensland railways, when introduced during World War II, there would be more ordered from Beyer, Peacock & Co, Manchester, England in 1947. No. 1009 is the only survivor of the Queensland Railways Garratts and was initially placed on display in the Redbank Locomotive Museum. It was restored to working order at Ipswich Railway Workshops in the mid-1990s and used for excursions for a few years. No. 1009 can be seen today in the Steam Shop at Ipswich.Additional Information The first ten engines were constructed at Beyer Peacock & Co Limited Works in Manchester UK. Owing to the number of orders they had on hand, Beyer Peacock (BP) contracted Societe Franco Belge de Materiel du Chemins de fer, Raismes, France (FRB)to build the remaining twenty.

They were painted Midland red and had chrome yellow lining with large QR monograms on the sides of the front tank and bunker. Unfortunately this attractive livery easily discoloured particularly as a result of priming. The engines were not regularly cleaned when relegated to goods train working in latter years and their appearance rapidly deteriorated.

Originally trialled on the Brisbane – Toowoomba route, they were soon withdrawn from this section due to problems with limited clearances in the tunnels. They were used extensively on North Coast Line between Brisbane and Rockhampton. By 1956, this working had become restricted to mainly north of Bundaberg. They did not work north of St Lawrence on the NCL. On the Central Line they initially ran between Rockhampton and Emerald but from 1957 this was extended to Bogantungan.

A few were attached to Mayne until 1955 and some at North Bundaberg until 1956, when all were allocated to Rockhampton. In later years they worked Moura coal trains via Mount Morgan, prior to the opening of the ‘short line’ to Gladstone. One of their last regular tasks was on limestone trains between Tarcoola and Gladstone. Increasing numbers of diesels saw mass withdrawals of these engines. Twenty two were written off in June 1968.

Beyer Garratt No. 1100 (FRB Builders number 7443) entered service in April 1951 and was withdrawn from service in June, 1968.

Additional information provided by Greg Hallam, Historian with Queensland Rail.

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Government & Non-Government OrganisationsNorth Ipswich Railway WorkshopsQueensland Railways Locomotive MuseumTaxonomy20th Century | 1950s | 1957

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Restoring a Bayer-Garratt locomotive, number 1100, at the Ipswich Railway Workshops, North Ipswich, 1957