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This document provides instructions and information for building a LEGO model of a QR BB18 1⁄4 CLASS BLACK LIVERY locomotive. It includes a 336 step instruction set with parts list, tips for completing the model such as purchasing smaller wheels from other sources, and background information on the prototype locomotive. The prototype information details the history and development of the real QR BB18 1⁄4 class locomotives used in Queensland, Australia from 1950-1970, including their unusual classification system and roles in service.

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This document provides instructions and information for building a LEGO model of a QR BB18 1⁄4 CLASS BLACK LIVERY locomotive. It includes a 336 step instruction set with parts list, tips for completing the model such as purchasing smaller wheels from other sources, and background information on the prototype locomotive. The prototype information details the history and development of the real QR BB18 1⁄4 class locomotives used in Queensland, Australia from 1950-1970, including their unusual classification system and roles in service.

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QR BB18 ¼ CLASS

BLACK LIVERY

LEGO™ INSTRUCTION PACK


Lego™ is a trademark of the LEGO Group, and is not affiliated with this product in any way.
No copyright infringement intended
PACK CONTENTS

PROTOTYPE INFORMATION

QR’s final Pacifics- learn the history of the


Queensland Railways BB18 ¼.

INSTRUCTIONS

A 336-step instruction set. Includes parts list and help


sheet.

TIPS AND TRICKS

A selection of helpful tips for completing and


enhancing your model.

Ewout Rohling 2021


PROTOTYPE
INFORMATION

THE HISTORY OF THE BB18 ¼ CLASS


The QR BB18 ¼ class was introduced in 1950, a development of the B18 ¼ class
of 1926. They were the third, and final, example of the ‘Pacific’ type 4-6-2 wheel
arrangement, and were among the last steam locomotives built for the QR.

Their unusual class designation has a very simple meaning: In the QR


classification, the B-prefix was applied to locomotives with 3 driven axles (6
driving wheels). ‘BB’ simply means the loco is an improved version of the earlier
‘B’. 18 ¼ denotes the cylinder diameter of 18 1/4”.

The BB18 ¼ class were used on a variety of fast duties: goods, mixed traffic and
passenger. But the advent of diesels just a few short years later meant they were
rapidly displaced from the prestigious duties, seeing out their final years on the
mundane duties. All were withdrawn from regular service by 1970. Fortunately 6
have survived into preservation, with over half in operation or under restoration.

The BB18’s have achieved a level of infamy in the Australian rail landscape.
No.1089 is historically significant as the last steam locomotive built in Australia,
and the last to enter service with QR in 1958. No.1072 moved interstate upon
withdrawal in 1970, becoming one of the flagship locomotives at the world-
famous Zig Zag Railway in the Blue Mountains, where it was repainted in lined
black, and named ‘City of Lithgow’.

Sources:
BB18 ¼ No.1089,
t Australian Steam c2021
Accessed December 2021 Ewout Rohling 2021
TIPS AND
TRICKS
WHEELS
This model smaller wheels than LEGO™ currently produce in their range.

LEADING TRUCK AND TENDER BOGIES


Visit bricktraindepot.com and buy:
12x 3D Printed #4 Thin LEGO® Compatible Wheel (black)

SIDE RODS
You can buy custom side rods from trainedbricks.square.site
You will need:
2x 3 hole 9 long side rod
2x 2 hole 7.5 long side rod
2x 2 hole 5 long valve gear bar
2x 2 hole 3 long valve gear bar
2x 1 hole valve gear washer

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TRIMMING VALVE GEAR ELEMENTS
Using a scalpel or sharp knife, trim the Reddish Brown 3mm tube to be flush
with the front of the 1x2 thin liftarm. Trim the Dark Bluish Grey track pin to be
flush with the back of the 1x2 thin liftarm.

BENDING GENERATOR PIPEWORK


Flex the Reddish Brown whip elements to follow the clip elements down the
boiler to correspond with the Reddish Brown bars on the running boards:

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