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Latest revision as of 12:40, 6 April 2023
Built 1951, rebuilt by TGR in 1960. Worked on the Derwent Valley Line and West Coast.
Photograph
Locomotive U5 Timeline
| 1951 | Built by Malcolm Moore Industries, Victoria for Utah Constructions - Malcolm Moore Model 10-102 fitted with a Gardner 6LW engine and Wilson-Drewry transmission.1 |
| 1951 - 1954 | Engaged on construction work on the S.E.C. (Vic.) Kiewa Hydro-electric Power Scheme.1 |
| April 1954 | Stored surplus at Footscray, Vic.1 |
| July 1959 | Bought by the Tasmanian Government Railways & shipped to Tasmania.1 |
| Mid - late 1959 | Rebuilt to 3'6" gauge and new cab and running boards fitted at Launceston Workshops.1 |
| 8/4/1960 | Entered service allocated to Smithton.1 |
| 1974 > 1981 | Stored out of use (but available for service) in Smithton.1 |
| Mid 1981 | Stored out of service in Smithton.1 |
| 29/9/1981 | Written off.1 |
| June 1982 | Sold to TTMS member, Ted Lidster.1 |
| Late August 1982 | Railed (on KKC wagon) to Hobart.1 |
| 28/1/1984 | Towed TGR Vulcan Foundry 4-8-2 steam locomotive H2 from Hobart to new Tas. Loco. Co. Depot at Cadburys.1 |
| 16/12/1989 | Last loco to use Cadbury's warehouse siding.1 |
| 17/12/1993 | Transfer run of T.L.Co. rolling stock from Cadburys to DVR New Norfolk. Final rail vehicle to traverse the Cadburys Branch.1 |
| 20/8/2002 | Transported to Strahan for trackwork trains on West Coast Wilderness (Abt) Railway.1 |
| 5/9/2002 | Returned to DVR New Norfolk, having worked between Strahan and Dubbil Barril.1 |
| Late 2002 | Track maintenance trains worked as far as Westerway.1 |
| January 2011 | Out of service for running gear overhaul.1 |
| 2020 | DVR relaunch & recommissioned |
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