2105) Queensland Rail A10 No. 6 - "STEAM POWER - Australian Rail Heritage" - Australia: First Coin in the 50 Cents Coin Series features the iconic Steam Engine now kept in the Queensland Rail Heritage Fleet at the Workshops Rail Museum: Year of Coin issue: 2021:
"Australian Rail Heritage Coin Series" brings together seven iconic locomotives to celebrate the golden age of Australian Steam Engines.
Covering more than a century of steam travel, the story of the railways opening up the country and putting Australia on a path to federation and a modern nation is presented on this Coin Series.
The first coin in the series - the iconic Queensland Rail A10 No. 6.
A Brief:
The A10 Neilson class comprised 13 locomotives.
Eight were built in 1865 and 1866 by Neilson and Company, Glasgow for the Southern & Western Railway operating out of Ipswich and another four for the Central Railway operating out of Rockhampton.
One engine was also constructed for Peto, Brassey and Betts, a railway contractor building the line to Toowoomba.
This engine was later purchased by the Queensland Railway in 1876.
All engines were fitted with injectors instead of feed pumps when built. All of the Central Railway examples were later transferred to the Southern & Western Railway.
Four engines were converted to 4D10 class 2-4-4T tank engines between 1887 and 1890.
Five engines survived the turn of the century although four of them were written off in 1902.
N°3 continued in use shunting Bowen Jetty until 1914. It was then stored at North Ipswich Railway Workshops and restored to working order for the Railway Pageant in 1936.
Afterwards it was preserved near Countess Street in Roma Street railway yard before being moved to Queen's Park at Ipswich in 1959.
In the 1980s it moved to the North Ipswich Railway Workshops.
The Coin featuring - the iconic QLD A10 No. 6 Steam Engine:
A Coin Card featuring the Obverse and Reverse of the 50 Cents Coin shaws an image of the iconic QLD A10 No. 6 Steam Engine and the specifications of the Coin
The Folder containing the Coin and a description of its history and how it helped shape modern day Australia
N°6 was sold to Gibson & Howes in 1896 for use on their Wattawa line.
It was reboilered in 1955 and continued to serve the company until 1965 when it was steamed from Bundaberg to Brisbane for the Queensland Railways Centenary Celebrations, operating a reenactment of the first Queensland Railways service from Ipswich to Grandchester.
It was retained in operational condition until 1969 when placed on display at the Redbank Locomotive Museum.
In 1988, the Australian Railway Historical Society commenced a restoration of the locomotive with it being returned to traffic in May 1991 and today is part the Queensland Rail Heritage Fleet at the Workshops Rail Museum.
The Reverse of the 50 Cents Uncirculated Coin features iconic Steam Engine of Queensland Rail on its run. The inscription reads - QLD A10 No. 6, STEAM POWER. AUSTRALIAN RAIL HERITAGE".
The Obverse of the 50 Cents Uncirculated Coin depicts an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right. The peripheral inscription reads -"ELIZABETH II. AUSTRALIA. 50 CENTS".
The specifications of this Coin are:
Country of issue: Australia; Year: 2022; Coin Series Theme: "Steam Power - Australia's Railway Heritage"; Coin Theme: "Queensland A10 Neilson class locomotive"; Denomination/Face Value: 50 Cents; Weight: 15.55 grams; Diameter/Size: 31.51 mm; Coin Quality: Uncirculated; Coin Folder: Coloured Uncirculated Coin and Folder, Coin Card; Minted By: Royal Australian Mint: Mintage: 20,000 pieces.
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