Tasmanian Government Railways B class

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Tasmanian Government Railways B class
Tasmanian Government Railways (TGR) loco B5. Wright Goldthorpe 5th from left on track.jpg
B5
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Builder Beyer, Peacock & Company
Serial number2510, 2511, 2615-2618, 2692-2694, 2771-2772, 2830, 3129-3131
Build date1884-1892
Total produced15
Specifications
Configuration:
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 •  Whyte 4-4-0
Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Driver dia.4 ft 0 in (1,219 mm)
Total weight45  long tons  0 cwt (100,800 lb or 45.7 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Boiler pressure140 lbf/in2 (0.97 MPa)
Cylinder size 14.5 in × 20 in (368 mm × 508 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort 8,912 lbf (39.64 kN)
Career
Operators Tasmanian Government Railways
NumbersB1-B15
DispositionAll scrapped

The Tasmanian Government Railways B class was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives operated by the Tasmanian Government Railways.

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History

Between 1884 and 1892, the Tasmanian Government Railways took delivery of 15 B class locomotives from Beyer, Peacock & Company, Manchester. [1] With the arrival of the Q class in 1936, five were retired. [2] [3] The remaining ten were withdrawn in the early 1950s following the arrival of the X class. [4] [5] [6] [7]

References

  1. ↑ The Railways of Tasmania Locomotive, Railway Carriage & Wagon Review issue 363 November 1922 page 326
  2. ↑ The Decline of Steam Power on the Tasmanian Government Railways 1945 - 1965 Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin issue 347 September 1966 page 197
  3. ↑ The B class 4-4-0 locomotives of the Tasmanian Government Railways Tasmanian Rail News issue 247 March 2011 pages 14-18
  4. ↑ Oberg, Leon (2010). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-2010. Dural: Rosenberg Publishing. pp. 95–96. ISBN   9781921719011.
  5. ↑ The B class 4-4-0 locomotives of the Tasmanian Government Railways Tasmanian Rail News issue 248 August 2011 pages 15-19
  6. ↑ Steam Locomotives of the Tasmanian Government Railways and its Constituents Australian Railway History issue 917 March 2014 page 6
  7. ↑ Tasmanian Railways: 150 years in the making - Part 1 Australian Railway History issue 1013 July 2022 page 8

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