Steam Giants TAS Q Class Q5 2025 50c Coloured Uncirculated Coin

Explore one of the giants of Australia’s steam heritage with this exciting 2025 50c Coloured Uncirculated Coin from the Royal Australian Mint’s Steam Giants – Australian Rail Heritage collection.

Q5 is an example of the first ‘Mountain’ type steam locomotives introduced to Australia. Built in 1922, Q5 and its classmates handled Tasmania’s heaviest goods trains. In the 1960s, the fledgling Tasmanian Transport Museum scrambled to save Q5 from being scrapped. It is now proudly displayed at their museum in Glenorchy.