Tasmanian Government Railways G class

For the Garratt locomotives classified as the G class, see Australian Standard Garratt.

Tasmanian Government Railways G class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderSharp, Stewart and Company
Build date1896-1900
Total produced3
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-4-2T
Gauge2 ft (610 mm)
Driver dia.2 ft 6 in (762 mm)
Loco weight19 long tons 75 cwt (51,000 lb or 23.1 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Boiler pressure140 lbf/in2 (0.97 MPa; 140.00 psi)
145 lbf/in2 (1.00 MPa; 145.00 psi)
Cylinder size12 in × 16 in
305 mm × 406 mm
Performance figures
Tractive effort8,601 lbf (38.26 kN)
Career
OperatorsTasmanian Government Railways
NumbersG1-G2
Withdrawn1962
Dispositionall scrapped

The Tasmanian Government Railways G class was a class of 0-4-2T steam locomotives operated by the Tasmanian Government Railways.

History

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In 1896, the Tasmanian Government Railways purchased two 0-4-2T steam locomotives from Sharp, Stewart and Company, Glasgow to operate the North East Dundas Tramway. Shortly after entering service, G1 was destroyed on 17 May 1897 after the boiler exploded. The crew were killed and the boiler flung 30 metres into the air landing 230 metres away. A replacement arrived in 1900, assuming G1's identity. After the railway closed, both were sold to the Isis Sugar Mill in Cordalba, Queensland and converted to tender locomotives'.[1][2][3]

G1 ended up in a Childers service station, but has since disappeared, while G2 was sold for use at a planned Sydney theme park, but illegally cut up at St Marys in 1991.[1][2]

Builder's
number 		Built TGR
no 		Isis
no 		Isis
name
4198 1896 G1
4432 1898 G2 10 Tassie B
4619 1900 G1 9 Tassie A

Namesake

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The G class designation was reused for the Australian Standard Garratt locomotives in the 1940s.

References

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  1. ^ a b Turner, Jim (1997). Australian Steam Locomotives 1896-1958. Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press. p. 13. ISBN 086417778X.
  2. ^ a b Oberg, Leon (2010). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-2010. Dural: Rosenberg Publishing. pp. 103–104. ISBN 9781921719011.
  3. ^ "Steam Locomotives of the Tasmanian Government Railways and its Constituents" Australian Railway History issue 917 March 2014 page 18
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