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The Tasmanian Government Railways C class was a class of 2-6-0 steam locomotives operated by the Tasmanian Government Railways.
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The Tasmanian Government Railways C class was a class of 2-6-0 steam locomotives operated by the Tasmanian Government Railways.
Between 1885 and 1892, the Tasmanian Government Railways took delivery of 19 C class locomotives from Beyer, Peacock & Company, Manchester. A further eight followed in the early years of the 20th century. [1] A 28th originally built for the Emu Bay Railway was purchased second hand in 1937. [2] They were the first of what became almost an Australian 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) standard, as locomotives of similar design served in large numbers as the Silverton Tramway Y class, South Australian Railways Y class and Western Australian Government Railways G class, and also in Queensland and on the North Australia Railway. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
In 1912, six (16-19, 26 & 27) were rebuilt with new cylinders, Belpair boilers and larger smokeboxes and reclassified as the CC class. In 1924, a further four (21, 23-25) were rebuilt also receiving Walschaerts valve gear and reclassified as the CCS class. [4] [5] [7]
In 1948, a further seven locomotives of the same design were purchased from the Commonwealth Railways. These had originally been built as South Australian Railways Y class locomotives and sold to the Commonwealth Railways to operate North Australia Railway services in World War II. Four entered service as the F class, with the other three used for parts. [5] [6] [8]
Four have been preserved: [7]
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