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| − | |M1 was one of 10 'Pacific' type engines ordered by Tasmanian Government Railways from English builder Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns Ltd, Darlington, England. (M1 was originally designated M7 so this photo is not the current M1. Original M1 became MA2 in 1957 and is now at Don River Railway). | + | |M1 was one of 10 'Pacific' type engines ordered by Tasmanian Government Railways from English |
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| + | Original M1 became MA2 in 1957 and is now at Don River Railway). | ||
|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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| − | |Ten locomotives and tenders shipped together to Tasmania on the Norwegian freighter ''Christen Smith''. Unloaded Hobart March 12th 1952. | + | |Ten locomotives and tenders shipped together to Tasmania on the |
| + | Norwegian freighter ''Christen Smith''. Unloaded Hobart March 12th 1952. | ||
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|[[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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| − | |Renumbered from M7 to M1. There was a general renumbering of the M Class at this time due to the rebuilding of four of the ten M Class to convert to MA Class. See entry for MA1. | + | |Renumbered from M7 to M1. There was a general renumbering of the M Class |
| + | at this time due to the rebuilding of four of the ten M Class to convert to MA Class. See entry for MA1. | ||
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Revision as of 02:17, 4 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 M1 was used, instead, for goods and mixed trains before being withdrawn from service in 1960, its role superseded by diesel locomotives.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
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| 1951 | M1 was one of 10 'Pacific' type engines ordered by Tasmanian Government Railways from English
builder Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns Ltd, Darlington, England. (M1 was originally designated M7 so this photo is not the current M1. Original M1 became MA2 in 1957 and is now at Don River Railway). |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England | 
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| 1951/52 | Loaded on the Norwegian freighter Christen Smith at Middlesbrough Docks, England. | Middlesbrough Docks, 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 rebuilding of four of the ten M Class to convert to MA Class. See entry for MA1. |
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| 1960 | Withdrawn from service in September 1960. | |||
| 1972 | M1 with tender in park beside highway at Ross ( photo 1984 ). | Ross | 
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| 2000 | Acquired by DVR and transferred to New Norfolk Yard in May 2000. | New Norfolk | 
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Wikipedia Site for M Class Locomotives in Tasmania:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian_Government_Railways_M_class_(1952)