Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Former Queensland locomotive AC16 218A with a passenger train


In action on the Zig Zag heritage railway in the NSW Blue Mountains near Lithgow. This 2-8-2 was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia and carried their builder’s number 69453. Assembly was completed at Ipswich Workshops on 10 August 1943 and the engine was released to traffic on the following day.

More info on the loco is here

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