The first tank engine was painted black with red lining. The next five tanks were painted blue and the last six engines midway blue. They operated suburban passenger trains in
Brisbane out of Mayne depot, mostly on the northside. They also operated freight trains in the off-peaks.[1][2][3]
Preservation
Four examples have been preserved:
1046 by the
Zig Zag Railway,
Lithgow, NSW, having been operational between 1975 and the mid-1980s. It is now dismantled.[5]
1047 is stored on the Zig Zag Railway having been operational between the 1970s and the mid-1990s.[5]
1049 is currently stored at the Zig Zag Railway. It was restored to operation in 1994 and was the workhorse of the Zig Zag railway until 2011. It is stored awaiting a major overhaul[6]