Tasmanian Government Railways V class

The Tasmanian Government Railways V class was a class of diesel locomotives operated by the Tasmanian Government Railways.

Tasmanian Government Railways V class
V8 on The Bellarine Railway
ManufacturerVulcan Foundry
Tasmanian Government Railways
Entered service1948
Number built14
Number preserved10
Fleet numbersTGR: V1-V13
Emu Bay: 22
Operator(s)Tasmanian Government Railways
Emu Bay Railway
Specifications
Prime mover(s)Gardner 8L3
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

History

The V class were the first diesel locomotives operated by the Tasmanian Government Railways (TGR) with four delivered by the Vulcan Foundry in 1948 to a design by the Drewry Car Co. They were a narrow gauge version of the British Rail Class 04. In 1951 a fellow two were delivered followed by another two in 1955. Between 1959 and 1968 the TGR built a further four at its Launceston Workshops.[1][2]

Two identical locomotives were purchased by the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company in 1953. When it closed in 1963, 2405 was sold to the Emu Bay Railway as number 22, while 2406 went to the TGR as V13. All the TGR units were withdrawn between 1983 and 1987 while the Emu Bay unit remained in service until 2000.[1][2]

The units classified VA differ in that they were downgraded Vs with a 6 cylinder 6L3 Gardiner diesel (instead of the 8 cylinder) and a four speed epicyclic gearbox (instead of five speeds). V1 & V8 were both converted VA specifications. V8 was later converted back to standard configuration with its engine going to V3.

Ten have been preserved:

References

  1. Drewry Shunters V, VA, EBR 22 Rail Tasmania
  2. Oberg, Leon (2010). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-2010. Dural: Rosenberg Publishing. pp. 235/236. ISBN 9781921719011.
  3. Bellarine Railway
  4. V4 Class Diesel Locomotives Hotham Valley Railway
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