Tasmanian Government Railways R class

In 1923, the Tasmanian Government Railways took delivery of four 4-6-2 locomotives from Perry Engineering, Gawler, South Australia, as replacements for the A class. They operated on the Western, Derwent Valley, Main and Fingal lines.^[1][2][3]

In 1938, R3 and R4 were fitted with streamlining similar to the Victorian Railways S class for operation of Hobart to Launceston expresses.^[4][5][6] They were also painted emerald green with cream stripes to fit the sets of carriages which were in the same livery.^[7] The streamlining was removed in the late 1940s. All were withdrawn in 1956/57.

All were scrapped in the early 1960s.^[1][2] One model in HO scale is on display at the Tasmanian Transport Museum

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