Tasmanian Government Railways G class

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Tasmanian Government Railways G class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Builder Sharp, Stewart and Company
Build date1896-1900
Total produced3
Specifications
Configuration:
   Whyte 0-4-2T
Gauge 2 ft (610 mm)
Driver dia.2 ft 6 in (762 mm)
Loco weight19  long tons  75 cwt (51,000 lb or 23.1 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Boiler pressure140 lbf/in2 (0.97 MPa)-145 lbf/in2 (1.00 MPa)
Cylinder size 12 in × 16 in (305 mm × 406 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort 8,601 lbf (38.26 kN)
Career
Operators Tasmanian Government Railways
NumbersG1-G2
Withdrawn1962
Dispositionall scrapped

The Tasmanian Government Railways G class was a class of 0-4-2 T steam locomotives operated by the Tasmanian Government Railways.

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History

In 1896, the Tasmanian Government Railways purchased two 0-4-2 T steam locomotives from Sharp, Stewart and Company, Glasgow to operate the North East Dundas Tramway. Shortly after entering service, G1 was destroyed on 17 May 1897 after the boiler exploded. The crew were killed and the boiler flung 30 metres into the air landing 230 metres away. A replacement arrived in 1900, assuming G1's identity. After the railway closed, both were sold to the Isis Sugar Mill in Cordalba, Queensland and converted to tender locomotives'. [1] [2] [3]

G1 ended up in a Childers service station, but has since disappeared, while G2 was sold for use at a planned Sydney theme park, but illegally cut up at St Marys in 1991. [1] [2]

Builder's
number
BuiltTGR
no
Isis
no
Isis
name
41981896G1
44321898G210Tassie B
46191900G19Tassie A

Namesake

The G class designation was reused for the Australian Standard Garratt locomotives in the 1940s.

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References

  1. 1 2 Turner, Jim (1997). Australian Steam Locomotives 1896-1958. Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press. p. 13. ISBN   086417778X.
  2. 1 2 Oberg, Leon (2010). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-2010. Dural: Rosenberg Publishing. pp. 103–104. ISBN   9781921719011.
  3. "Steam Locomotives of the Tasmanian Government Railways and its Constituents" Australian Railway History issue 917 March 2014 page 18