Perry Engineering

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	Preserved at ANGRMS, Woodford.
9	Perry		9737.45.1	1945	South Johnstone Mill	Out of service	Originally South Johnstone #6; later Millaquin #9. Retired from cane haulage in 1974. Donated to Gisborne Vintage Machinery Society in 1990 and restored to operation in 1994; preserved operational at Gisborne Steam Park.
Delta	Perry		7967.50.4	1950	Qunaba Mill	Out of service	Qunaba #1 Delta; preserved. LRRSA recorded at Puffing Billy Preservation Society, Menzies Creek VIC (2011).
3	Perry		1850.46.1	1946	Millaquin Mill	Out of service	Ex Qunaba #2 Skipper; preserved. LRRSA recorded at Port Dock Railway Museum, Port Adelaide SA (2011).
7	Perry		6160.48.1	1948	Proserpine Mill	Out of service	Ex Qunaba #3 Flash; preserved. LRRSA recorded at The Workshops Rail Museum, Ipswich (2011).
(Blank)	Perry	0-6-2T	2601.51.1	1951	Marian Mill	Out of service	Preserved and formerly operated at Melaleuca Station, NSW. Sold to Bennett Brook Railway and arrived there on 24 June 2009; subsequently recorded in workshop status.
Kilrie	Perry	0-4-2T	265	1927	Pioneer Mill	Out of service	Preserved at Queensland Pioneer Steam Railway, Swanbank; returned to operational passenger service on 18 March 2023 after more than ten years out of service.