Editing 2-8-0 (section)

===Australia===
The 2-8-0 locomotive was used extensively throughout Australia. It served on the {{RailGauge|5ft3in|al=on|allk=on}} broad gauge, {{RailGauge|4ft8.5in|al=on|allk=on}} and {{RailGauge|3ft6in|lk=on}} narrow gauge and was employed mostly as a freight locomotive, although it was often also employed in passenger service in [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]].<ref name="Oberg"/>

The first Australian locomotive class with this wheel arrangement were the [[Queensland Rail]]ways [[Queensland C13 class locomotive|C13]] and [[Queensland C15 class locomotive|C15]], built as goods locomotives in 1879 by [[Baldwin Locomotive Works]]. Another lot of Consolidation engines consisted of 20 standard-gauge [[New South Wales Government Railways]] (NSWGR) J Class engines, which arrived from Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1891. The Js remained in service until 1915, when they were withdrawn. Wartime shortages between 1916 and 1920 had six engines re-entering service after being shopped and fitted with superheaters. The last engine of this class was finally withdrawn in 1934 and all were scrapped by 1937.<ref name="Oberg"/>

The next batch of NSW 2-8-0 locomotives to appear, between 1896 and 1916, was the [[New South Wales D50 class locomotive|T class]] engines. The class was delivered from one local and several overseas builders, 151 locomotives from [[Beyer, Peacock & Company]], 84 from [[North British Locomotive Company]], 10 from [[Neilson & Company]], 30 from [[Clyde Engineering]] in Australia, and five from [[Dübs & Company]]. During World War II, 14 of these locomotives were equipped with superheaters, which raised their tractive effort from {{convert|28777|lbf|kN|1|abbr=on}} to {{convert|33557|lbf|kN|1|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Oberg"/>

From 1899, the [[Victorian Railways]] (VR) also used a range of [[Victorian broad gauge|broad-gauge]] 2-8-0 locomotives.
* The first of these locomotives were the Baldwin-built [[Victorian Railways V class|V class]]. These engines were built at [[Phoenix Foundry]] in [[Ballarat]]. By 1930, they had disappeared from the VR.
* The VR's next type was the 26 [[Victorian Railways C class|C class]] engines, which saw freight and passenger service.
* In 1922, a smaller and lighter 2-8-0, the [[Victorian Railways K class|K class]], was introduced for branchline freight and later also passenger services.
[[File:J515atVGR.jpg|thumb|[[Victorian Railways J class (1954)|Victorian Railways J class]] No. J 515]]
* Finally, the VR introduced sixty light 2-8-0 [[Victorian Railways J class (1954)|J class]] engines in 1954. These also worked both freight and passenger services.<ref name="Oberg"/>

The first 2-8-0 engines in private service on the [[Midland Railway of Western Australia]] arrived in 1912. These were {{RailGauge|3ft6in}} gauge locomotives. The five in the class operated until 1958. All were gone by 1963.<ref name="Oberg">Oberg, Leon. (1975). ''Locomotives of Australia''. Sydney: Reed.</ref>

In 1912, some of the NSWGR T class types were also purchased by the private East Greta Railway, later to become the [[South Maitland Railway]], but these were converted to 2-8-2 tank locomotives. The class proved to be successful throughout its long service life, until being retired from government revenue service in 1973.<ref name="Oberg"/>

During 1916, [[Commonwealth Railways]] acquired eight [[Commonwealth Railways K class|K class]] for the [[Trans-Australian Railway]].<ref name="Oberg"/>

In 1924, a private coal company, [[J & A Brown]] in NSW, obtained three ex-British military [[Railway Operating Division]] [[ROD 2-8-0]] locomotives. Brown later ordered another 10 of these locomotives, but only nine of that order arrived in Australia. The last was withdrawn in 1973.<ref name="Oberg"/>