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A WORKSPLATE "Walkers Limited No. 299 1918 Qu...

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A WORKSPLATE  Walkers Limited No. 299 1918 Qu...
A WORKSPLATE "Walkers Limited No. 299 1918 Queensland". As carried on the left side of the Commonwealth Railways standard gauge 2-8-0 No. 35 of Class Ka. Built for freight haulage on the Trans-Australian line, and very similar to the NSWGR 7F-939 Class. All were withdrawn by 1952 due to dieselisation in the dry areas. None survive. Oval cast brass, 11 1/2"x7", slightly convex. Face-polished and repainted, "L35" stamped into the ex-loco back.