V7

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 It was withdrawn from service in 1983.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.

	Year	photographer [source]
	before 1985	Edward Lidster
	Dru Point Reserve, Margate 1985 t0 1999	Edward Lidster
	Dru Point Reserve, Margate 1985 t0 1999	Edward Lidster
	V7 at New Norfolk	Edward Lidster
	V7 at New Norfolk	Edward Lidster
	1999	Craig Farrell [OnTrack Winter 1999 p.15]
	2019	T Curtis
		Edward Lidster
		Edward Lidster
	post 1963 pre 1983	DVR Collection

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
__________		References: Stephen Zvillis 2021

History of the "V" Class in Tasmania

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian_Government_Railways_V_class