Tasmanian Government Railways V class

Tasmanian Government Railways V class

Manufacturer Vulcan Foundry
Tasmanian Government Railways
Entered service 1948
Number built 14
Number preserved 10
Fleet numbers TGR: V1-V13
Emu Bay: 22
Operator(s) Tasmanian Government Railways
Emu Bay Railway
Specifications
Prime mover(s) Gardner 8L3
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Tasmanian Government Railways V class was a class of diesel locomotives operated by the Tasmanian Government Railways.

History

The V class were the first diesel locomotives operated by the Tasmanian Government Railways (TGR) with four delivered by the Vulcan Foundry in 1948 to a design by the Drewry Car Co. They were a narrow gauge version of the British Rail Class 04. In 1951 a fellow two were delivered followed by another two in 1955. Between 1959 and 1968 the TGR built a further four at its Launceston Workshops.[1][2]

Two identical locomotives were purchased by the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company in 1953. When it closed in 1963, 2405 was sold to the Emu Bay Railway as number 22, while 2406 went to the TGR as V13. All the TGR units were withdrawn between 1983 and 1987 while the Emu Bay unit remained in service until 2000.[1][2]

Ten have been preserved:

References

  1. 1 2 Drewry Shunters V, VA, EBR 22 Rail Tasmania
  2. 1 2 Oberg, Leon (2010). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-2010. Dural: Rosenberg Publishing. pp. 235/236. ISBN 9781921719011.
  3. 1 2 Locomotives Bellarine Peninsula Railway
  4. 1 2 V4 Class Diesel Locomotives Hotham Valley Railway
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