Not to be confused with Tasmanian Government Railways M class (1912).

The Tasmanian Government Railways M class is a class of 4-6-2 steam locomotives operated by the Tasmanian Government Railways.

History

On 12 March 1952, the Tasmanian Government Railways (TGR) took delivery of ten M class branch line locomotives from Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.[1][2] The locomotives were similar to the Indian Railways YB class.[3][4][5] All 10 arrived in March 1952.[6]

They were allocated to operate on the North-Eastern and Western lines and at Hobart. However, with the TGR having already commenced dieselisation with the X class, some of the lines intended for M class operation had already been converted. Hence in 1957, four were fitted with smaller driving wheels recovered from withdrawn Australian Standard Garratts enabling them to operate heavier trains over the steeply graded North-Eastern line.[4][7][8]

As they fell due for overhaul, they were withdrawn from 1960, with the last removed from traffic in 1975.[4]

Preservation

All members of the class have been preserved to an extent, with four locomotives seeing further use on heritage trains.

Original
number 		Builder's
number 		Final
number 		Preservation
M1 7421 MA2 Don River Railway, Devonport[9]
M2 7422 MA4 Don River Railway, Devonport[10]
M3 7423 M3 Don River Railway, Devonport[11]
M4 7424 M4 Don River Railway, Devonport[12]
M5 7425 M5 Tasmanian Transport Museum, Glenorchy[13]
M6 7426 MA3 Public park, Margate[14][15]
M7 7427 M1 Derwent Valley Railway[16]
M8 7428 MA1 Derwent Valley Railway[17]
M9 7429 M6 Bellarine Railway, Queenscliff, Victoria[18][19]
M10 7430 M2 Tanfield Railway, England[20][21]

Namesake

The M class designation was previously used by the M class, the last of which was withdrawn in 1931.

References

  1. ^ Class M 4-6-2 Locomotives Locomotive, Railway Carriage & Wagon Review issue 713 January 1952 pages 2-5
  2. ^ Locomotives for Tasmania Railway Gazette 2 May 1952 page 493
  3. ^ TGR Adopts Indian-Designed Pacific Type Locomotive for Use on Light Branch Lines Railway Transportation June 1952 pages 32-24
  4. ^ a b c Oberg, Leon (2010). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-2010. Dural: Rosenberg Publishing. p. 257/258. ISBN 9781921719011.
  5. ^ Steam Locomotives of the Tasmanian Government Railways and its Constituents Australian Railway History issue 917 March 2014 page 16
  6. ^ Still running Track & Signal issue 16/4 November 2012 page 79
  7. ^ DD 446 Divisional Diary August 1965 page 49
  8. ^ Turner, Jim (1997). Australian Steam Locomotives 1896-1958. Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press. p. 159. ISBN 086417778X.
  9. ^ MA2 Australian Steam
  10. ^ MA4 Australian Steam
  11. ^ M3 Australian Steam
  12. ^ M4 Australian Steam
  13. ^ M5 Australian Steam
  14. ^ MA3 Australian Steam
  15. ^ The Margate Train About Australia
  16. ^ M1 Australian Steam
  17. ^ MA1 Australian Steam
  18. ^ M6 arrives at Queenscliff Newsrail July 1977 pages 140-144
  19. ^ M6 Australian Steam
  20. ^ Don River Railway Continental Railway Journal issue 98 July 1994 page 586
  21. ^ M2 Australian Steam

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