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Tasmanian Government Railways V class

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Tasmanian Government Railways V class
ManufacturerVulcan Foundry
Tasmanian Government Railways
Entered service1948
Number built14
Number preserved10
Fleet numbersTGR: V1-V13
Emu Bay: 22
Operator(s)Tasmanian Government Railways
Emu Bay Railway
Specifications
Prime mover(s)Gardner 8L3
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Tasmanian Government Railways V class are 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 in 1948. Built by the Vulcan Foundry to a design by the Drewry Car Co., they were similar to the standard gauge British Rail Class 04. In 1951 a further two were acquired, followed by another two in 1955. Between 1959 and 1968 the TGR built four more at its Launceston Workshops.[1][2]

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 All the TGR locos were withdrawn between 1983 and 1987, however Emu Bay 22 remained in service until 2000.[1][2]

Two units were downgraded by the installation of a 6 cylinder 6L3 Gardiner diesel (instead of the 8 cylinder) and a four speed epicyclic gearbox (instead of five speeds), and reclassified VA. Both V1 & V8 were thus converted, although VA8 was later converted back to standard configuration, with its 6 cylinder engine going to V3.

Ten have been preserved:

References

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