Tasmanian Government Railways H class (1951)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Tasmanian Government Railways H class | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 H2 at Devonport in 1970 | |||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||
The Tasmanian Government Railways H class is a class of 4-8-2 steam locomotives operated by the Tasmanian Government Railways.
Preservation
In October 1951, the Tasmanian Government Railways (TGR) took delivery of eight H locomotives from the Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows built at the same time and basic design as the Gold Coast Railway 248 class in Ghana.[1][2] They were delivered in a new emerald green livery.[3] Four were later repainted red.[4][5][6]
As they fell due for overhaul, withdrawals began in 1961.[7] H2 received a major overhaul in 1966/67, the last of the class to receive such work. Two (H2 and H5) took part in the Centenary of Rail in Tasmania celebrations in February 1971 H5 was withdrawn after this but H2 worked periodically before being finally withdrawn in 1975. All remained in store until disposed of between 1974 and 1978.[5]
- H1 at the Tasmanian Transport Museum, Glenorchy[8]
- H2 at the Derwent Valley Railway[9]
- H5 at the Derwent Valley Railway[10]
- H6 plinthed in Perth, Tasmania (locomotive only)[11]
- H7 at the Don River Railway[12]
- H8 at the Invermay Rail Heritage Precinct (loco chassis only)[13]
