Tasmanian Government Railways H class (1889)

The Tasmanian Government Railways H class was a class of 0-4-0WT steam locomotives operated by the Tasmanian Government Railways.

Not to be confused with Tasmanian Government Railways H class (1951).

Tasmanian Government Railways H class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderLokomotivfabrik Krauss & Co
Serial number2180, 2589, 2459, 5084
Build date1889
Total produced4
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-4-0WT
Gauge2 ft (610 mm)
Driver dia.2 ft 0 in (610 mm)
Loco weight5.5 long tons 0 cwt (12,300 lb or 5.6 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Boiler pressure175 lbf/in2 (1.21 MPa)
Cylinder size7 in × 12 in (178 mm × 305 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort3,430 lbf (15.26 kN)
Career
OperatorsTasmanian Government Railways
NumbersH1-H4
Dispositionall scrapped

History

In 1889, 1891 and 1892 three similar 0-4-0WT locomotives were built by Lokomotivfabrik Krauss & Co, Germany use by contractors building railway lines in Tasmania. All were purchased by the Tasmanian Government Railways who purchased a fourth locomotive new. They primarily were used as shunters.[1][2][3]

In 1906, H2 and H3 were sold to the Victorian Public Works Department. The former was sold again in 1908 to the Corrimal Colliery while H3 was sold in 1910 to the Rubicon Timber Company. H4 was sold in 1927 to the Catamaran Colliery in Tasmania.[2]

Namesake

The H class designation was reused by the H class introduced in 1951.

References
  1. Turner, Jim (1997). Australian Steam Locomotives 1896-1958. Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press. p. 7. ISBN 086417778X.
  2. Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-1980s. Frenchs Forestl: Reed Books. p. 63. ISBN 0 7301 0005 7.
  3. "Steam Locomotives of the Tasmanian Government Railways and its Constituents" Australian Railway History issue 917 March 2014 page 19
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