Year Built | 1922 |
Builder | John Fowler & Co., Leeds, Lancashire, England |
Wheel Type | 0-4-2ST |
Works number | 15932 |
Cylinders | 8 x 12 |
Mill First Used at in Mackay | Pleystowe |
ID Number or Name | "No. 2" |
Fate | Sold or scrapped c. 1971 |
History
Commenced work in district at Pleystowe Mill till about 1960. Was plinthed at Mulherin Park at the Mackay Outer Harbour by 1961. It was removed for scrap c. 1971.
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The Fowler working in
the yard at Pleystowe Mill in 1934. |
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The Pleystowe Mill Fowler plinthed at Mulherin Park in the Mackay Outer Harbour. October 1961 (courtesy John Browning Collection) |
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The builders plate on
side of the Fowler Loco at Mulherin Park, Mackay Outer Harbour. 15
February 1965. |
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The Fowler loco as part of the play equipment at Mulherin Park, Mackay outer Harbour. c mid 1960's. (courtesy Pirie Collection) |
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Mulherin Park, Mackay Outer Harbour, January 1968. (courtesy Dot Moffatt Collection) |
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References |
BROWNING, John ; various
emails Australiansteam.com. (2016). Preserved Steam Locomotives Down Under [online] Available at: http://www.australiansteam.com/fowler15932.htm [Accessed 7 Feb. 2019]. |