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Created page with "Perry Engineering, based in Mile End, South Australia, was known for building steam locomotives for the sugar industry and other industrial users. === History === Perry produced distinctively Australian-designed steam locomotives, often filling the gap when British imports were difficult or expensive. They were robust and well-regarded. === Known Locomotives === * '''R.D. Rex:''' 0-4-2T (1949). Mossman Central Mill (Stored ANGRMS). * '''Delta:''' (1950). Qunaba Mill (..."
 
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Perry produced distinctively Australian-designed steam locomotives, often filling the gap when British imports were difficult or expensive. They were robust and well-regarded.
Perry produced distinctively Australian-designed steam locomotives, often filling the gap when British imports were difficult or expensive. They were robust and well-regarded.


=== Known Locomotives ===
== Rollingstock ==


* '''R.D. Rex:''' 0-4-2T (1949). Mossman Central Mill (Stored ANGRMS).
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* '''Delta:''' (1950). Qunaba Mill (Out of service).
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* '''7:''' (1948). Proserpine Mill (Out of service).
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* '''9:''' (1945). South Johnstone (Out of service).
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* '''Kilrie:''' 0-4-2T (1927). Pioneer Mill (Preserved Lynton & Barnstaple).
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* '''3:''' (1946). Millaquin Mill (Out of service).
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Latest revision as of 17:00, 11 January 2026

Perry Engineering, based in Mile End, South Australia, was known for building steam locomotives for the sugar industry and other industrial users.

History

Perry produced distinctively Australian-designed steam locomotives, often filling the gap when British imports were difficult or expensive. They were robust and well-regarded.

Rollingstock

Name Builder Model Serial Year Purchasing Mill Current Mill Notes
R.D. Rex Perry 0-4-2T 7650.49.1 1949 Mossman Central Mill Out of service Stored at ANGRMS Woodford
9 Perry 9737.45.1 1945 South Johnstone Out of service Was Millaquin 9
Delta Perry 7967.50.4 1950 Qunaba Mill Out of service Unknown location
3 Perry 1850.46.1 1946 Millaquin Mill Out of service Was Qunaba Skipper
7 Perry 6160.48.1 1948 Proserpine Mill Out of service Was Qunaba Flash
(Blank) Perry 0-6-2T 2601.51.1 1951 Marian Mill Out of service
Kilrie Perry 0-4-2T 265 1927 Pioneer Mill Out of service