Number Plate - B15 Locomotive No.323
Production date
1898
Country
England
State/Province
South Yorkshire
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Description
Rectangular cast brass plate. The border and numerals are raised polished brass with the background painted red. The corners are scalloped with a screw hole at each corner.
Classification
TRANSPORT Railways locomotive number plate
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Production date
1898
Production place
Measurements
L459 x W178 x H21mm
Media/Materials description
Cast brass, paint
Signature/Marks
No. 323
History and use
B15 class locomotives were purchased by Queensland Railways because the existing 4-6-0 design they were using at the time, the B13, was not suitable for all of the railway’s needs.
B15 locomotives were purchased from various manufacturers. The first batch was built by Nasmyth Wilson & Company of Manchester in 1889. Evans, Anderson and Phelan of Brisbane also produced 21 B15s between 1893-1895. A further 10 B15s were ordered from the Yorkshire Engine Coy in 1895 and these were delivered in 1897. Walkers Limited of Maryborough produced all the remaining locomotives in the class, 52, between 1897 – 1909.
Although purchased in large numbers, B15s had various issues that required remedial works to be done on them. From 1901 an initiative was undertaken to modify the B15s. Adjustments included replacing their 36 inch driving wheels with 45 inch driving wheels. Modifications were also made to the blast pipes and chimneys. These works were done to 93 B15s between 1901-1929 at the major workshops in Ipswich, Rockhampton and Townsville and also in Cairns. After these modifications, the engines became known as the B15 Converted type.
B15 No.323 was from one of the Walkers Limited orders (works number 25). It entered service in June 1898, was converted in September 1914 and written off in June 1966.
B15 locomotives were purchased from various manufacturers. The first batch was built by Nasmyth Wilson & Company of Manchester in 1889. Evans, Anderson and Phelan of Brisbane also produced 21 B15s between 1893-1895. A further 10 B15s were ordered from the Yorkshire Engine Coy in 1895 and these were delivered in 1897. Walkers Limited of Maryborough produced all the remaining locomotives in the class, 52, between 1897 – 1909.
Although purchased in large numbers, B15s had various issues that required remedial works to be done on them. From 1901 an initiative was undertaken to modify the B15s. Adjustments included replacing their 36 inch driving wheels with 45 inch driving wheels. Modifications were also made to the blast pipes and chimneys. These works were done to 93 B15s between 1901-1929 at the major workshops in Ipswich, Rockhampton and Townsville and also in Cairns. After these modifications, the engines became known as the B15 Converted type.
B15 No.323 was from one of the Walkers Limited orders (works number 25). It entered service in June 1898, was converted in September 1914 and written off in June 1966.
Registration number
R6789
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