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=== V7 in Tasmania === | === V7 in Tasmania === | ||
− | Built in England in 1954 for Tasmanian Government Railways. In Tasmania from 1955, V7 was used as a shunting and branch line loco. It was withdrawn from service in 1983. | + | Built in England in 1954 for Tasmanian Government Railways. In Tasmania from 1955, V7 was used as a shunting and branch line loco. It was withdrawn from service in 1983. |
− | {| | + | It was then "plinthed" in a park at Margate in 1985 after the sale and removal of its engine( 8 cylinder Gardiner) and gearbox. |
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+ | V7 was acquired by DVR in 1998 from Kingborough Council and delivered to New Norfolk Yard in 1999 by truck. | ||
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Revision as of 02:06, 4 April 2023
V7 in Tasmania
Built in England in 1954 for Tasmanian Government Railways. In Tasmania from 1955, V7 was used as a shunting and branch line loco. It was withdrawn from service in 1983.
It was then "plinthed" in a park at Margate in 1985 after the sale and removal of its engine( 8 cylinder Gardiner) and gearbox.
V7 was acquired by DVR in 1998 from Kingborough Council and delivered to New Norfolk Yard in 1999 by truck.
V7 Timeline
1955 | Built by Vulcan Foundry Ltd. Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England, on behalf of the Drewry Car Co, with a Gardner 8L3 204hp engine.1 | |
Early 1955 | Arrived Hobart aboard ship .1 | |
21/5/1955 | Entered service painted red.1 | |
Mid 1981 | Stored out of service in Hobart (failed gearbox).1 | |
8/8/1983 | Fully depreciated.1 | |
13/7/1984 | Tendered for disposal.1 | |
24/8/1984 | Tender recalled. Loco stripped of mechanical components.1 | |
Early 1985 | Loco shell donated to Kingborough Council.1 | |
March 1985 | Loco shell placed on display at Dru Point Reserve, Margate.1 | |
3/4/1998 | Loco shell acquired by Derwent Valley Railway & transported to New Norfolk.1 | |
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History of the "V" Class in Tasmania
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian_Government_Railways_V_class