DL12 (Chris Walters)
| Locomotive numbers: | DL12-20 |
Model Numbers:
| Locos | Model number |
| DL12-13 | BG8 |
| DL14-17 | AA |
| DL18 | AJ |
| DL19 | AC |
| DL20 | AI |
| Type | Diesel-Mechanical |
| Introduced | 1954 |
| Number in class | 9 |
| Manufacturer | Baguley (DL12-13) Comeng (DL14-20) |
| Gauge | 610 mm (DL19 was originally 1067 mm) |
| Axles | 0-6-0 |
| Length | 4.8 m |
| Mass | 15 t |
| Engine | Gardner 8LW (DL12-17, 19) Gardner 6LX (DL18, 20) |
| Transmission | Wilson SCG R11A |
| Power | 112 kW / 150 HP |
| Tractive effort | 38 kN - max (DL12-13) 36 kN - max (DL14-20) |
| Speed | 24 / ? km/h |
These 9 locos were used on the Innisfail Tramway, where they were
introduced between 1954 and 1975. All were withdrawn in 1977, and most
since sold to sugar mills. Some were converted to diesel-hydraulic
locos at the mills.
Named locomotives
| DL12 | Mourilyan |
| DL13 | Innisfail |
| DL14 | Johnstone |
| DL15 | Nerada |
| DL16 | Korabyne |
| DL17 | Currajah |
| DL18 | Coorumba |
| DL19 | Kalbo |
| DL20 | Pin Gin |
| Loco | Serial # | In Service | Comments |
| DL12 | 3390 | 8-1954 | Sold to South Johnstone Mill as 10 |
| DL13 | 3389 | 8-1954 | Sold to Mourilyan Mill; later to Nambour Mill; Now Scrapped |
| DL14 | B1112 | 7-1956 | Sold to Moreton Central Mill; later to Nambour Mill (named 'Jamaica') |
| DL15 | B111 | 7-1956 | Sold to Bundaberg Sugar; later to Mourilyan Mill as 9 |
| DL16 | AA1543 | 6-1960 | Sold to Babinda Sugar as 8; later to Mourilyan Mill as 6 |
| DL17 | AA1544 | 11-1960 | Sold to South Johnstone Mill as 8 |
| DL18 | AJ2359 | 12-1962 | Sold to Babinda Sugar as 10; later to Mourilyan Mill as 7 |
| DL19 | AA1927 | ?-1974 | Ex-Aramac Shire Council railway (former 1067 mm gauge); Sold to Moreton Central Mill (named 'Dunethin') |
| DL20 | AI57111 | ?-1975 | Sold to South Johnstone Mill as 7 |
Introduction
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