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Commonwealth Railways CN class
CN76 at Port Pirie Junction station in 1951
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Montreal Locomotive Works Build date 1907-1908 Total produced 8
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-6-0 Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge Fuel type Coal
Career Operators Commonwealth Railways Numbers CN70-CN77 First run November 1942 Withdrawn April 1952 Disposition All scrapped

The Commonwealth Railways CN class was a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotives purchased by the Commonwealth Railways, Australia, from the Canadian National Railway (CN) during World War II, for use on the Trans-Australian Railway.

The eight locomotives in the class had been built in 1907-1908 by Montreal Locomotive Works, Montreal, Quebec, for the Canadian Northern Railways, and, after passing into CN ownership in 1918, had been part of CN's H6c class.

References

Notes

1. Fluck, Marshall & Wilson 1996, pp. 42–43.

Bibliography

• Fluck, Ronald E; Marshall, Barry; Wilson, John (1996). Locomotives and Railcars of the Commonwealth Railways. Welland, SA: Gresley Publishing. ISBN 1876216018.

External links

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• Commonwealth Railways steam locomotives
• Railway locomotives introduced in 1942
• MLW locomotives
• 4-6-0 locomotives
• Standard gauge locomotives of Australia
• Scrapped locomotives
• Standard gauge locomotives of Canada