| Tasmanian Government Railways H class | |
| Powertype: | Steam |
| Builder: | Vulcan Foundry |
| Serialnumber: | 5949-5956 |
| Builddate: | 1951 |
| Totalproduction: | 8 |
| Whytetype: | 4-8-2 |
| Driverdiameter: | 4feet |
| Fueltype: | Coal |
| Boilerpressure: | 2002NaN2 |
| Cylindersize: | 18x |
| Tractiveeffort: | 275402NaN2 |
| Operator: | Tasmanian Government Railways |
| Fleetnumbers: | H1-H8 |
| Withdrawndate: | 1961-1975 |
| Preservedunits: | H1-H2, H5-H8 |
| Disposition: | 6 preserved, 2 scrapped |
The Tasmanian Government Railways H class was a class of 4-8-2 steam locomotives operated by the Tasmanian Government Railways.
In October 1951, the Tasmanian Government Railways (TGR) took delivery of eight H locomotives from the Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows built at the same time and basic design as the Gold Coast Railway '248' class in Ghana. They were delivered in a new emerald green livery. Four were later repainted red.[1] [2] [3] [4]
As they fell due for overhaul, withdrawals began in 1961. H2 received a major overhaul in 1966-7, the last of the class to receive such work. Two (H2 and H5) partook in the Centenary of Rail in Tasmania celebrations in February 1971: H5 was withdrawn after this but H2 worked periodically before being finally withdrawn in 1975. All remained in store until disposed of between 1974 and 1978.[2]
The H class designation was previously used by the H class, the last of which was withdrawn before 1930.