Builder's Plate - B15 Con Class Locomotive No.292
Production date
1896
Country
England
State/Province
South Yorkshire
See full details
Object detail
Description
Oval brass plate with raised letters and border. The lettering and border is smooth with a textured background. There are two screw holes.
Classification
CH classification TRANSPORT Railways
Production date
1896
Production place
Measurements
L189 x W330 x H5 mm
Media/Materials description
Brass
Signature/Marks
Yorkshire Engine Co Limited \ No.534 \ Meadow-Hall Works \ 1896 \ Sheffield
History and use
This Builder's Plate is from B15 Con Class Locomotive No.292. Manufactured by the Yorkshire Engine Co., No. 292 locomotive entered service on 30 April 1897 for the Great Northern Railway in north Queensland. It was written off on 30 June 1965.
The Yorkshire Engine Co. only supplied ten steam locomotives to Queensland Railways.
The Yorkshire Engine Co. only supplied ten steam locomotives to Queensland Railways.
Registration number
R822
Share
