Tasmanian Government Railways R class

Tasmanian Government Railways R class
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder Perry Engineering
Serial number 243-246
Build date 1923
Total produced 4
Specifications
Configuration 4-6-2
Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Driver diameter 4 ft 7 in (1,397 mm)
Loco & tender weight 98 long tons 2 cwt (219,700 lb or 99.7 t)
Fuel type Coal
Boiler pressure 160 lbf/in2 (1.10 MPa)
Cylinder size 20 in × 24 in (508 mm × 610 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort 23,738 lbf (105.59 kN)
Career
Operators Tasmanian Government Railways
Numbers T1-T4
Disposition all scrapped

The Tasmanian Government Railways R class was a class of 4-6-2 steam locomotives operated by the Tasmanian Government Railways.

History

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

In the late 1930s, R3 and R4 were fitted with streamlining similar to the Victorian Railways S class for operation of Hobart to Launceston expresses. This was removed in the late 1940s. All were withdrawn in 1956/57 and scrapped.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 Oberg, Leon (2010). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-2010. Dural: Rosenberg Publishing. p. 180. ISBN 9781921719011.
  2. 1 2 "Steam Locomotives of the Tasmanian Government Railways and its Constituents" Australian Railway History issue 917 March 2014 page 12
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