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| − | + | M1 (prior to 1958 designated M7) Builders' Number 7427, was built for Tasmanian Government Railways to be used primarily as a passenger loco. These were the last steam locomotives ordered by TGR. Because passenger services were in decline at this time, largely due to higher personal vehicle ownership and improved Tasmanian roads, M1 did not see a lot of service as a passenger loco. M1 was used, instead, for goods and mixed trains before being withdrawn from service in 1960, its role superseded by diesel locomotives. Stored and preserved in a park at Ross in 1971. Acquired by DVR in April 2000 and transferred to New Norfolk soon after and stored. | |
=== Locomotive M1 Chronology === | === Locomotive M1 Chronology === | ||
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|1951 | |1951 | ||
| − | | | + | |M1 was one of 10 'Pacific' type engines ordered by Tasmanian Government Railways from British builder Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns Ltd. It was originally designated M7. |
|Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England | |Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England | ||
|[[File:Stephenson and Hawthorns M1.jpg|frameless]] | |[[File:Stephenson and Hawthorns M1.jpg|frameless]] | ||
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| − | | | + | |1952 |
| − | | | + | |Ten locomotives and tenders shipped together to Tasmania on the Norwegian freighter ''Christen Smith''. Unloaded Hobart March 12th 1952. |
|Hobart | |Hobart | ||
|[[File:1952 M Class locomotives ex Christen Smith Hobart, on the 15th September 1952 unloading M engines hobart PH30-1-3508.jpg|frameless]] | |[[File:1952 M Class locomotives ex Christen Smith Hobart, on the 15th September 1952 unloading M engines hobart PH30-1-3508.jpg|frameless]] | ||
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| − | | | + | |1952-1960 |
| − | |In | + | |In service acrossTasmania. Total mileage of 88,688 was lowest of any of the M Class steam locomotives. |
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| − | | | + | |1958 |
| − | | | + | |Renumbered from M7 to M1. There was a general renumbering of the M Class at this time due to the withdrawal of four M Class to convert to MA Class. See entry for MA1. |
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|1960 | |1960 | ||
| − | | | + | |Withdrawn from service in September 1960 |
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| − | | | + | |1972 |
| − | | | + | |Put on display in park at Ross |
| − | | | + | |Ross |
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|2000 | |2000 | ||
| − | |Acquired by DVR and transferred to New Norfolk Yard | + | |Acquired by DVR and transferred to New Norfolk Yard in May 2000 |
| − | | | + | |New Norfolk |
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Revision as of 01:10, 1 April 2023
M1 (prior to 1958 designated M7) Builders' Number 7427, was built for Tasmanian Government Railways to be used primarily as a passenger loco. These were the last steam locomotives ordered by TGR. Because passenger services were in decline at this time, largely due to higher personal vehicle ownership and improved Tasmanian roads, M1 did not see a lot of service as a passenger loco. M1 was used, instead, for goods and mixed trains before being withdrawn from service in 1960, its role superseded by diesel locomotives. Stored and preserved in a park at Ross in 1971. Acquired by DVR in April 2000 and transferred to New Norfolk soon after and stored.
Locomotive M1 Chronology
| 1951 | M1 was one of 10 'Pacific' type engines ordered by Tasmanian Government Railways from British builder Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns Ltd. It was originally designated M7. | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England | 
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| 1952 | Ten locomotives and tenders shipped together to Tasmania on the Norwegian freighter Christen Smith. Unloaded Hobart March 12th 1952. | Hobart | 
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| 1952-1960 | In service acrossTasmania. Total mileage of 88,688 was lowest of any of the M Class steam locomotives. | |||
| 1958 | Renumbered from M7 to M1. There was a general renumbering of the M Class at this time due to the withdrawal of four M Class to convert to MA Class. See entry for MA1. | |||
| 1960 | Withdrawn from service in September 1960 | |||
| 1972 | Put on display in park at Ross | Ross | ||
| 2000 | Acquired by DVR and transferred to New Norfolk Yard in May 2000 | New Norfolk |
Wikipedia Site for M Class Locomotives in Tasmania:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian_Government_Railways_M_class_(1952)