Name Plate - "Centenary"
Production date
1923
Country
Australia
State/Province
Queensland
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Object detail
Description
Long curved metal plate with raised lettering and border in polished brass with a red painted background.
Classification
TRANSPORT Railways
Production date
1923
Production place
Measurements
L73 x W1300 x H309 mm
Media/Materials description
Brass, Paint
Signature/Marks
CENTENARY
History and use
This nameplate was one of two nameplates fitted to C19 Class No.702 built in 1923 at Ipswich Railway Workshops. It was the 100th steam locomotive built at Ipswich and the name celebrates that. Locomotive No.702 was written off in 1962.
The naming of steam locomotives on Queensland Railways was rare with only seven steam locomotives ever carrying a name.
The naming of steam locomotives on Queensland Railways was rare with only seven steam locomotives ever carrying a name.
Registration number
R821
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