Tasmanian Government Railways H class (1951)

The Tasmanian Government Railways H class was a class of 4-8-2 steam locomotives operated by the Tasmanian Government Railways.

Not to be confused with Tasmanian Government Railways H class (1889).
Tasmanian Government Railways H class
Locomotive H2 at Devonport in 1970
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderVulcan Foundry
Serial number5949-5956
Build date1951
Total produced8
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-8-2
Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Driver dia.4 ft 0 in (1,219 mm)
Total weight111 long tons 0 cwt (248,600 lb or 112.8 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Boiler pressure200 lbf/in2 (1.38 MPa)
Cylinder size18 in × 24 in (457 mm × 610 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort27,540 lbf (122.50 kN)
Career
OperatorsTasmanian Government Railways
NumbersH1-H8
PreservedH1, H2, H5-H8
Disposition6 preserved, 2 scrapped

History
Gold Coast Railway 248 class of essentially the same design as the H class.

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 Two (H2 and H5) partook in the Centenary of Rail in Tasmania celebrations in February 1971: H5 was withdrawn after this but H2 worked periodically before being finally withdrawn in 1975.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]

Preservation

Namesake

The H class designation was previously used by the H class, the last of which was withdrawn before 1930.

References
  1. Turner, Jim (1997). Australian Steam Locomotives 1896-1958. Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press. p. 158. ISBN 086417778X.
  2. Oberg, Leon (2010). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-2010. Dural: Rosenberg Publishing. p. 248/249. ISBN 9781921719011.
  3. "Steam Locomotives of the Tasmanian Government Railways and its Constituents" Australian Railway History issue 917 March 2014 page 15
  4. H Class Rail Tasmania
  5. H1 Australian Steam
  6. H2 Australian Steam
  7. H5 Australian Steam
  8. H6 Australian Steam
  9. H7 Australian Steam
  10. H8 Australian Steam
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