Tasmanian Government Railways J class explained

Tasmanian Government Railways J class
Powertype:Steam
Builder:Maschinenfabrik Christian Hagans
Serialnumber:436
Builddate:1901
Totalproduction:1
Driverdiameter:2feet
Fueltype:Coal
Boilerpressure:1952NaN2
Cylindersize:15.75x
Tractiveeffort:238852NaN2
Operator:Tasmanian Government Railways
Fleetnumbers:J1
Nicknames:Hagan's Patent
Disposition:scrapped

The Tasmanian Government Railways J class was a one locomotive class of steam locomotives operated by the Tasmanian Government Railways. It was known as Hagan's Patent.

History

To operate trains on the North East Dundas Tramway, the Tasmanian Government Railways purchased a locomotive from Maschinenfabrik Christian Hagans, Erfurt in 1901. The locomotive had an articulated wheel arrangement. Its weight played havoc with the light rails it ran over and in 1910 it was replaced by the K class.[1] [2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Turner, Jim. Australian Steam Locomotives 1896-1958. 1997. Kangaroo Press. Kenthurst. 086417778X. 29.
  2. Book: Oberg, Leon. Locomotives of Australia 1850s-2010. 2010. Rosenberg Publishing. Dural. 9781921719011. 111.
  3. "Steam Locomotives of the Tasmanian Government Railways and its Constituents" Australian Railway History issue 917 March 2014 page 19