Light Railway Operating Division 4-6-0T No. 327
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia 		Location: Workshops Rail Museum
Status: Display
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Posted: Jul 18, 2018 @ 16:07:14 by Robin R Beck
Served on the Western Front from 1917 to the end of the war. In the mid 1920s 15 of the class were overhauled and modified by Hunslet and then sold to the Australian Government. They all went to work at Queensland Sugar Mills. 1239 worked at North Eton Mill, becoming their number 4. When withdrawn it was put on display in Langford Park, North Eton.

Recently a 12 years restoration has been finished. Over the years it had been modified to work on the sugar cane railway. It was returned to its original war time condition which required new parts being made including new cast number & builders plates. Now displayed at Ipswich Workshops railway museum.

Posted: Jun 15, 2014 @ 15:06:28 by Steve Frost
Hunslet built 91 of these attractive little tank engines for service on the Western Front. They were popular with the troops, but Hunslet couldn't build them as fast as they were needed, hence the orders for Baldwin 4-6-0T and Alco 2-6-2Ts to meet the needs quickly.

After the war it went to Australia and worked in the sugar cane industry in Queensland. It is being restored to working order, but there is much to be done.

A PDF file is available on the website of the museum giving more detail about the loco.