List of Tasmanian locomotives explained

Note: This article consists mostly of locomotives operated by the Emu Bay Railway, Tasmanian Government Railways, AN Tasrail and TasRail and the preceding private companies which were amalgamated into the TGR. Locomotives from the Mount Lyell Mining & Railway Company, North East Dundas Tramway are yet to be included.

Steam

Emu Bay and Mount Bischoff Railway

• 3 locomotives

two Hunslet 4-4-0one Neilson 0-6-4T

Emu Bay Railway

• 5 G class 4-8-2+2-8-4, purchased second-hand from Queensland Rail and Tasmanian Government Railways^[1]

Launceston & Western Railway

• 4 A class, built by Robert Stephenson & Company
• 1 A class, built by Sharp, Stewart & Company

Tasmanian Main Line Company

• 5 E class, built by Hunslet Engine Company
• 1 A+ class, built by Hunslet Engine Company
• 1 F class, built by Neilson & Company
• 3 B+ class, built by Hunslet Engine Company
• 2 D+ class, built by Dübs & Company
• 4 C+ class, built by Dübs & Company

Tasmanian Government Railways

• 1 A class, built in the TGR Workshops, Launceston
• 8 A class, built by Beyer, Peacock & Company^[2]
• 8 Ab class, built in the TGR Workshops, Launceston
• 15 B class, built by Beyer, Peacock & Company^[3]
• 28 C class 2-6-0, built by Beyer, Peacock & Company^[2]
• 6 CC class 2-6-0, built in the TGR Workshops, Launceston, modified from C class^[4]
• 4 CCS class 2-6-0, built in the TGR Workshops, Launceston, modified from CC class^[4]
• 5 D class, built by Beyer, Peacock & Company^[5]
• 8 DS class 2-6-4T, ex New Zealand Railways WF class (built by Hillside Workshops, Addington Workshops, A & G Price)^[6]
• 2 E class, built by Beyer, Peacock & Company^[2]
• 4 F class, built by James Martin & Company, purchased second-hand from South Australian Railways in 1948^[5]
• 14 G class 4-8-2+2-8-4, built by Newport Workshops, Islington Railway Workshops, Clyde Engineering^[5]
• 8 H class 4-8-2, built by Vulcan Foundry^[7]
• 2 L class 2-6-2+2-6-2, built by Beyer, Peacock & Company^[8]
• 2 M class (4-4-2+2-4-4), built by Beyer, Peacock & Company^[9]
• 10 M class 4-6-2, built by Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns^[10]
• 4 MA class 4-6-2, built in the TGR Workshops, Launceston, modified from M class^[10]
• 1 P class, built by Clyde Engineering^[11]
• 19 Q class 4-8-2, built by Perry Engineering, Walkers, Clyde Engineering^[12]
• 4 R class 4-6-2, built by Perry Engineering^[12]
• 9 SP class (steam railcars), built by Sentinel Cammell
• 6 T class, built by Walkers, purchased second-hand from South Australian Railways in 1920^[8]

Ex Public Works Department (Marrawah tram)

• Big Ben, 0-6-0 ST type, built by Baldwin Locomotive Works
• Fantail, 0-4-0 ST type, built by Baldwin Locomotive Works
• Six Wheeler, 0-6-0 ST type, built by Hudswell Clarke
• Spider, 0-4-0 WT type, built by Baldwin Locomotive Works

Tasmania Government Railways (2'0" Gauge)

• 3 G class, built by Sharp, Stewart & Company^[13]
• 4 H class, built by Krauss^[14]
• 1 J class 2-6-4-0T, built by Hagans of Erfurt^[5]
• 2 K class 0-4-0+0-4-0 built by Beyer, Peacock & Company, K1 was the world's first Garratt locomotive built^[15]

Diesel

Emu Bay Railway

• 4 Emu Bay Railway 10 class, built by Tulloch and Walkers^[16]
• 7 Emu Bay Railway 11 class, built by Walkers^[17]

Tasmanian Government Railways

• 13 V class (-C-), built by Vulcan Foundry, TGR Workshops^[18]
• 32 X class (Bo-Bo), built by English Electric, first main line diesel-electrics in Australia^[19]
• 6 U class (-B-), built by Malcolm Moore, TGR Workshops^[20]
• 2 W class (-C-), built by Tulloch^[18]
• 5 XA class (Bo-Bo), built in the TGR Workshops, Launceston, modified from X class
• 8 Y class (Bo-Bo), built by TGR Workshops, English Electric^[21]
• 3 VA class (-C-), built by TGR Launceston Railway Workshops
• 4 Z class (Co-Co), built by English Electric, Rocklea
• 6 ZA class (Co-Co), built by English Electric, Rocklea^[22]
• 30 DP class (railcars) (Bo-Bo), built by Drewry Car Company, Tasmanian Government Railways & Waddingtons

AN Tasrail

• 20 830 class, built by AE Goodwin, Sydney transferred from Australian National, South Australia between 1980 and 1986^[23]
• 16 ZB class, built by English Electric, Rocklea purchased second-hand from Queensland Rail in 19862350/2370 Classes Sunshine Express issue 245 August 1986 page 118
• 45 ZC class, built by English Electric, Rocklea, purchased second-hand from Queensland Rail in 1988^[24]

TasRail

• 4 2050 class, built by Clyde Engineering, Eagle Farm, purchased second-hand from Aurizon in 2011^[25]
• 17 TasRail TR class, built by Progress Rail, Georgia^[26]

See also

• History of rail transport in Australia
• Rail transport in Tasmania
• Railways on the West Coast of Tasmania

Notes and References

1. The Emu Bay Railway Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin issue 289 November 1961 page 176
2. The Railways of Tasmania Locomotive, Railway Carriage & Wagon Review issue 363 November 1922 page 326
3. The B class 4-4-0 locomotives of the Tasmanian Government Railways Tasmanian Rail News issue 247 March 2011 page 14
4. Tasmaninan C class survivors Railway Digest September 2015 page 54
5. Steam Locomotives of the Tasmanian Government Railways and its Constituents Australian Railway History issue 917 March 2014 page 7
6. Metamorphosis of the WF's New Zealand's first export of home-grown motive power Tasmanian Rail News issue 226 December 2004 page 12
7. Tasmanian Railways Take Delivery of New H Class Mountain Type Steam Locos Railway Transportation April 1952 page 28
8. The Decline of Steam Power on the Tasmanian Government Railways 1945 - 1965 Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin issue 347 September 1966 page 198
9. A Brief History of the Garratt Locomotive in Australia Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin issue 185 March 1963 page 25
10. Still running… Track & Signal issue 16/4 November 2012 page 79
11. P1 - the TGR's 2-6-2 tank locomotive Tasmanian Rail News issue 237 January 2008 page 13
12. The Original Tasmanian Mountains and Pacifics New Zealand Railway Observer issue 177 Autumn 1984 page 14
13. The Tasmanian G class 2ft gauge locomotive Light Railways issue 46 Summer 1973 page 11
14. Railway of the Zeehan District Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin issue 313 November 1963 page 166
15. Festiniog acquires first Garratt Modern Railways issue 216 September 1966 page 508
16. World Market International Railway Journal February 1961 page 9
17. Emu Bay Railway Green over Red March 1970 page 11
18. Still running… Track & Signal issue 21/1 February 2017 page 113
19. New Rolling Stock Railway Gazette 24 February 1950 page 213
20. Here & There Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin issue 551 September 1983 page 98
21. 50 years of the Y class locomotive Tasmanian Rail News issue 249 January 2012 page 9
22. The ZA Locomotive T'Rails July 1973 page 3
23. 830 Class in Tasmania Motive Power issue 88 July 2013 page 30
24. More Queensland Locos for Tasrail Catch Point issue 67 September 1988 page 25
25. 2050 class Tasmanian Rail News issue 219 January 2012 page 6
26. TR class locomotives Tasmanian Rail News issue 253 December 2013 page 10