Mackay Sugar Cane Railway Steam Locomotives - 1935 - Fowler

Year Built	1935
Builder	John Fowler & Co., Leeds, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
Wheel Type	0-6-2T
Works number	20764
Cylinders	10 x 14
Mill First Used at in Mackay	Pleystowe
ID Number or Name	"No.8"
Fate	Scrapped after 1977
History Purchased by Pleystowe Mill in 1935 it served until the mid 1960's. In 1968 it was plinthed in the Progress Association Park in Bucasia, Mackay. In 1977 it was removed for scrap.

Pleystowe No: 8 in the loco shed at Pleystowe Mill. 3 November 1966. (courtesy Weston Langford Collection No. 108227)

The Fowler Loco in park at Bucasia in the early 1970's. (courtesy Jonathan Reichard)

Pleystowe No.8 at the Progress Association Park at Bucasia in the late 1970's. (courtesy Pirie Collection)
References	BROWNING, John ; various emails Australiansteam.com. (2019). Preserved Steam Locomotives Down Under - Fowler 20764. [online] Available at: http://www.australiansteam.com/Fowler20764.htm [Accessed 10 Feb. 2019]. Westonlangford.com. (2019). Weston Langford - 108227: Pleystowe Mill No 8 Fowler 0-6-2T 20764 . [online] Available at: http://www.westonlangford.com/images/photo/108227/ [Accessed 10 Feb. 2019].

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