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14-579: Based on Australia's new C17 class locomotives, their specifications were forwarded to the United States where the United States Army Transportation Corps (USATC) drew up plans for a 2-8-2 with specifications similar to a C17 class. 741 were built in the period late 1942–1945 with a further 52 appearing between 1945 and 1948. They were built by Baldwin (253+33), Alco (338), Porter (25+5), Davenport (67+6) and Vulcan (58+8) in

28-569: A class of 4-8-0 steam locomotives operated by the Queensland Railways . The C17 class was introduced as an improved version of the C16 class . Per Queensland Railway 's classification system they were designated the C17 class, C representing they had four driving axles , and 17 representing the cylinder diameter in inches. The design was so successful that 227 locomotives were built from 1920 when

42-750: A more comfortable and cleaner service to this dry and dusty region. As of September 2020 , it operates twice-weekly on the Great Northern line from the coastal city of Townsville to the mining city of Mount Isa . The train is relatively slow, taking 21 hours (overnight) to complete a journey of 977 kilometres. The westbound service (3M34) departs Townsville railway station at 12:40pm on Wednesdays and Saturdays and arrives at Mount Isa railway station at 9:35am on Thursdays and Sundays. The eastbound service (3231) departs Mount Isa Railway station at 1:35pm on Thursdays and Sundays and arrives at Townsville railway station at 10:10am on Fridays and Mondays. Until

56-519: Is a passenger train that operates between Townsville and Mount Isa on the Great Northern railway line in Queensland , Australia. It was introduced by Queensland Rail on 12 February 1953 using new steel air-conditioned carriages built by Commonwealth Engineering , Rocklea . Victorian Railways introduced air-conditioned trains in 1935, and Queensland Rail followed suit in the late 1940s. Steel carriages were designed to travel to all parts of

70-997: The United Fruit Company operations in Costa Rica and Honduras . Baldwin built 33 copies for the Indian Railways , Porter built two for the Chemins de Fer des Grands Lacs in the Belgian Congo , Vulcan built a batch of eight for the Piraeus, Athens and Peloponnese Railways (SPAP) in Greece ( class Δ ). Davenport built six with a higher boiler pressure for the Chemin de Fer Franco-Ethiopien de Djibouti á Addis-Ababa . Several S118 locomotives still exist: Queensland C17 class locomotive The Queensland Railways C17 class locomotive are

84-696: The wheels and the truck side frames on same length axles , and delivered to the White Pass and Yukon Route in Alaska . Twenty (216–235) were delivered to Queensland where they formed the Queensland Railways AC16 Class . Others were sent to North Africa, Gold Coast , Iraq , India, and Burma . After the war, surplus locomotives were sold to Malaya , the Philippines (as Manila Railroad 850 class), Siam , Cambodia , Cameroun , Tanganyika , and

98-526: The Outback and Inlander services' rolling stock . In 2016, the service was estimated to have carried 4,511 people in the previous financial year, with the effective subsidy paid by the Queensland State Government for each passenger amounting to an estimated $ 3,436 (total subsidy $ 15.5m). In 2021, the service carried 2,833 people in the previous financial year, with the effective subsidy paid by

112-518: The United States. The first thirty were numbered 3000–3029, with subsequently locomotives numbered 130–249, and 257–889. Locomotives 640–660 and 789–810 were cancelled. The S118 class were the most widespread of all the locomotives of the Second World War . The first twenty locomotives (3000–3019) were sent to Nigeria. Eleven, (190–200), were converted to 3 ft ( 914 mm ) gauge by putting 3 in (76.2 mm) wide spacers (rings) between

126-476: The air-conditioned Inlander , Midlander and Westlander trains for parts of their respective journeys. First engines had large steam domes, open cabs and C16 style tenders. Those built from 1938 onwards, commencing with N°858, had small steam domes, sedan cabs with welded tenders and also larger diameter ( 9 + 1 ⁄ 2  in or 241 mm) piston valves. The two types of boilers were occasionally interchanged at overhauls and by later years most of

140-516: The end of 2014, the train consisted of sitting cars, sleeping cars with roomettes , twinettes and triple sleeping cabins and a club car where food could be purchased. The sleeping cars were withdrawn from 1 January 2015. Catering is provided by at seat snack packs and a dining car. On 16 June 2021, a $ 1 million business case was announced by the Queensland State Government to investigate replacement of The Westlander , Spirit of

154-514: The first engine Nº 15 entering service through until 1953 when Nº 1000 was delivered. The Commonwealth Railways NM class were of the same design. They were used to haul Mail trains on lines could not accommodate heavier B18¼ class , also suburban passenger, mixed, goods and branch line trains. Until 1948 they were the heaviest engines that could work north of Mackay . Prior to the introduction of 60 long tons (67 short tons; 61 t) diesel electric locomotives, they were responsible for hauling

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168-608: The old style ones had been replaced. The last 40 engines, Nº961 to Nº1000, were fitted with Timken roller bearings and painted brown. They acquired the nickname of Brown Bombers after American boxer Joe Louis . Those overhauled in the last years of steam operations were repainted black. A number of modifications were carried out over their life including the fitting of large mushroom air snifting valves. Several had additional sandboxes and/or rear headlights fitted at various times for working lines where no turning facilities were available. On 5 May 1947, C17 class locomotive 824 left

182-660: The rails near Camp Mountain on the Dayboro line claiming the lives of 16 people and 38 injured. The Commonwealth Department of Trade & Customs Recreation and Social Club had chartered the train for a picnic at Closeburn. Negotiating a sharp curve at excessive speed caused the tragedy. The locomotive was repaired and continued in service until May 1967 when it was transferred to Injune along the recently closed line. Twenty-five have been preserved: [REDACTED] Media related to Queensland C17 class locomotives at Wikimedia Commons The Inlander (Queensland Rail) The Inlander

196-478: The system, meaning a maximum axle load of 9 tons, which was a challenge for the dining cars. New features included showers in the sleeping cars, roomettes in first class and head end power cars, especially necessary where trains may be delayed by floods or other events, as was often the case. The Inlander was the first air-conditioned train in Queensland, replacing the mail train with its wooden carriages and providing

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