Tasmanian Government Railways B class explained

Tasmanian Government Railways B class
Powertype:Steam
Builder:Beyer, Peacock & Co
Serialnumber:2510, 2511, 2615-2618, 2692-2694, 2771-2772, 2830, 3129-3131
Builddate:1884-1892
Totalproduction:15
Driverdiameter:4feet
Fueltype:Coal
Boilerpressure:1402NaN2
Cylindersize:14.5x
Tractiveeffort:89122NaN2
Operator:Tasmanian Government Railways
Fleetnumbers:B1-B15
Disposition:all scrapped

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

History

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 The remaining ten were withdrawn in the early 1950s following the arrival of the X class.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Oberg, Leon. Locomotives of Australia 1850s-2010. 2010. Rosenberg Publishing. Dural. 9781921719011. 95–96.
  2. "Steam Locomotives of the Tasmanian Government Railways and its Constituents" Australian Railway History issue 917 March 2014 page 6