Re: Steam Locomotive B/N 1

["Graham Watkins" <gwatkins@globec.com.au>]

Queensland Railways - B15 299 4-6-0  Walkers No.1 1897
Withdrawn mid 60's for preservation.

Currently preserved at Maryborough station - not sure of condition but has
been able to be lightly steamed in recent years.

Was being looked after by Maryborough model engineers (MELSA). A new group,
Whistle Stop, has been formed to preserved Mayborough's rail heritage and
they may now have some responsibility for it.

The B15 was the first conventional loco built by Walkers.  They had
previously built some small vertical boilered locos for local tramways.
Recently, Peter Olds built a full size replica of Mary Anne - the first of
these tramway locos - and it operates occassionally in Maryborough.

Graham


> What I want to find out, is are there any other Steam Locomotives that
> are their builder's number 1 in existense, and, more importantly, are
> the companies that constructed them still in existence as locomotive
> builders?  If the company has changed names, then it may still count.
>
> Any respondees, please show the locomotive road number, railway system,
> wheel arrangement, build date, builder, service life (when in service,
> when withdrawn) and current status as a minimum please.  If the company
> has gone out of business and then been re-registered, such as Manning
> Wardle or Beyer Peacock in the U.K. then this would be important, as
> the company would count as a new one trading under the old name.
>
> Thank you
>
> Brett Fitzpatrick.
>
>
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