Commonwealth Railways CN class

Commonwealth Railways CN class

Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder Montreal Locomotive Works
Build date 1907/8
Total produced 8
Specifications
Configuration 4-6-0
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Fuel type Coal
Career
Operators Commonwealth Railways
Numbers CN70-CN77
First run November 1942
Withdrawn April 1952
Disposition All 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 1907/8 by Montreal Locomotive Works, Montreal, Quebec, for the Canadian Northern Railways, and, after passing into CN ownership in 1918, had been part of CN's H6c class.[1]

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Fluck, Marshall & Wilson 1996, pp. 42–43.

Bibliography

  • Fluck, Ronald E; Marshall, Barry; Wilson, John (1996). Locomotives and Railcars of the Commonwealth Railways. Welland, SA: Gresley Publishing. ISBN 1876216018. 

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