Class of former CN H-6-c locomotives
Commonwealth Railways CN class Career Operators Commonwealth Railways Numbers CN70-CN77 First run November 1942 Withdrawn April 1952 Disposition All scrapped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.[1]
Commonwealth Railways/Australian National rolling stock
Steam (standard gauge) Steam (narrow gauge) Diesel-electric (standard gauge) Diesel-electric (narrow gauge) Diesel-hydraulic (narrow gauge) Diesel-mechanical (standard gauge) Diesel railcars (standard gauge) Passenger carriages (standard gauge)