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The Y class was based on the then standard EE export design, seen in Australia as the Midland Railway (Western Australia) F class and South Australian 800 class. Eight Y class locomotives were built in batches by the Launceston railway workshops between 1961 and 1972, using parts supplied by English Electric. The new locomotives could operate in multiple with the earlier X class, although different performance characteristics meant that this was not optimal, although the XA class modifications did go some way to improving this. At completion, Y4 was named Rowallan and Y5 Sir Charles Gairdner after the previous and current Tasmanian Governors respectively.
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The Y class was based on the then standard English Electric export design, seen in Australia as the Midland Railway (Western Australia) F class and South Australian 800 class. Eight Y class locomotives were built in batches by the Launceston railway workshops between 1961 and 1972, using parts supplied by English Electric. The new locomotives could operate in multiple with the earlier X class, although different performance characteristics meant that this was not optimal, although the XA class modifications did go some way to improving this. At completion, Y4 was named Rowallan and Y5 Sir Charles Gairdner after the previous and current Tasmanian Governors respectively.
  
 
Y2 was withdrawn by AN TasRail in 1991 and stored for a while until acquired by DVR in 1994.
 
Y2 was withdrawn by AN TasRail in 1991 and stored for a while until acquired by DVR in 1994.
  
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===Locomotive Y2 Photographs ===
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===Photographs ===
 
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|[[File:Y Loco Under Construction.jpg|frameless]]
 
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|[[File:Y2 DVR 200608 - 30 cropped.jpg|frameless]]
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|[[File:Y2 cropped.png|frameless]]
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|[[File:Y2 TED - 27 b.jpg|frameless]]
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|[[File:Y2 TED - 4 a copy cropped.jpg|alt=Y2 Photograph by Edward Lidster|frameless]]
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|[[File:Y2 TED - 18 a.jpg|alt=Y2 (not at Westerway Station) photo by Edward Lidster|frameless]]
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|[[File:Y2 TED - 23.jpg|frameless]]
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|[[File:Y2 TED - 25.jpg|frameless]]
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|[[File:Y2 TED - 6 b.jpg|frameless]]
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|[[File:Y2 TED - 18 b.jpg|frameless]]
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|[[File:Y2 TED - 19.jpg|frameless]]
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|[[File:Y2 TED - 26.jpg|frameless]]
 
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|[[File:210529 1999 Dennis DVR booklet 3 Y2 post 1995 photo Dennis Hewitt.jpg|frameless]]
 
|[[File:210529 1999 Dennis DVR booklet 3 Y2 post 1995 photo Dennis Hewitt.jpg|frameless]]
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|Date
 
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|Mid 1961
 
|Mid 1961
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|Built Launceston Workshops, fitted with English Electric 6SRKT Mk. 2.<sup>1</sup>
 
|Built Launceston Workshops, fitted with English Electric 6SRKT Mk. 2.<sup>1</sup>
 
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|22/12/1961
 
|22/12/1961
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|Entered service painted TGR red / yellow.<sup>1</sup>
 
|Entered service painted TGR red / yellow.<sup>1</sup>
 
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|16/7/1991
 
|16/7/1991
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|Last vacuum braked train (D'port - L'ton) with Y6 & Y3 - then to storage.<sup>1</sup>
 
|Last vacuum braked train (D'port - L'ton) with Y6 & Y3 - then to storage.<sup>1</sup>
 
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|Late July > early Sept. 1991
 
|Late July > early Sept. 1991
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|Intermittent use, shunting in Launceston.<sup>1</sup>
 
|Intermittent use, shunting in Launceston.<sup>1</sup>
 
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|25/9/1991
 
|25/9/1991
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|Shunting accident - pushed through rear of Launceston roundhouse wall.<sup>1</sup>
 
|Shunting accident - pushed through rear of Launceston roundhouse wall.<sup>1</sup>
 
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|26/9/1991
 
|26/9/1991
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|Stored out of service - Launceston.<sup>1</sup>
 
|Stored out of service - Launceston.<sup>1</sup>
 
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|21/1/1994
 
|21/1/1994
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|Towed from Launceston to Mowbray (storage).<sup>1</sup>
 
|Towed from Launceston to Mowbray (storage).<sup>1</sup>
 
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|February 1994
 
|February 1994
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|Placed on permanent loan to the Derwent Valley Railway, New Norfolk.<sup>1</sup>
 
|Placed on permanent loan to the Derwent Valley Railway, New Norfolk.<sup>1</sup>
 
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|20/12/1994
 
|20/12/1994
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|Towed Launceston to Hobart (for DVR).<sup>1</sup>
 
|Towed Launceston to Hobart (for DVR).<sup>1</sup>
 
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|January 1997
 
|January 1997
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|Sold to the DVR.<sup>1</sup>
 
|Sold to the DVR.<sup>1</sup>
 
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|5/3/1997
 
|5/3/1997
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|Towed Hobart - Boyer (by ZC16).<sup>1</sup>
 
|Towed Hobart - Boyer (by ZC16).<sup>1</sup>
 
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|6/3/1997
 
|6/3/1997
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|Ran Boyer - New Norfolk (light). First run under its own power since 1991.<sup>1</sup>
 
|Ran Boyer - New Norfolk (light). First run under its own power since 1991.<sup>1</sup>
 
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|29/6/1997
 
|29/6/1997
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|Returned to mainline service.<sup>1</sup>
 
|Returned to mainline service.<sup>1</sup>
 
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|22 - 23/2/2000
 
|22 - 23/2/2000
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|Ran on the longest passenger train since the 1960's (with Y6, X18 & X4) - Hash House Special (D'port - L'ton - Hobart & return).<sup>1</sup>
 
|Ran on the longest passenger train since the 1960's (with Y6, X18 & X4) - Hash House Special (D'port - L'ton - Hobart & return).<sup>1</sup>
 
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|Late 2005
 
|Late 2005
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|Restricted to yard shunting at New Norfolk (cessation of mainline access).<sup>1</sup>
 
|Restricted to yard shunting at New Norfolk (cessation of mainline access).<sup>1</sup>
 
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|References:
 
|References:
 
<sup>1</sup>Stephen Zvillis 2021
 
<sup>1</sup>Stephen Zvillis 2021
 
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=== Drawings ===
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=== Drawing ===
 
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|[[File:Appendix 2.jpg|frameless]]
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|[[File:Y Class Engine rotated and cropped.jpg|frameless]]
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|photograph from Dennis Hewitt (no.26)
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|TGR Y Class Arrangement Drawing L28
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It is not known which publication this was artwork for..
 
 
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Latest revision as of 04:30, 30 August 2023

Collection ID 12
Collection Status Operational
Storage Location New Norfolk Yard


The Y class was based on the then standard English Electric export design, seen in Australia as the Midland Railway (Western Australia) F class and South Australian 800 class. Eight Y class locomotives were built in batches by the Launceston railway workshops between 1961 and 1972, using parts supplied by English Electric. The new locomotives could operate in multiple with the earlier X class, although different performance characteristics meant that this was not optimal, although the XA class modifications did go some way to improving this. At completion, Y4 was named Rowallan and Y5 Sir Charles Gairdner after the previous and current Tasmanian Governors respectively.

Y2 was withdrawn by AN TasRail in 1991 and stored for a while until acquired by DVR in 1994.

Photographs

Y Loco Under Construction.jpg
Y2 DVR 200608 - 30 cropped.jpg
Y2 cropped.png
Y2 TED - 27 b.jpg
Y2 Photograph by Edward Lidster
Y2 (not at Westerway Station) photo by Edward Lidster
Y2 TED - 23.jpg
Y2 TED - 25.jpg
Y2 TED - 6 b.jpg
Y2 TED - 18 b.jpg
Y2 TED - 19.jpg
Y2 TED - 26.jpg
210529 1999 Dennis DVR booklet 3 Y2 post 1995 photo Dennis Hewitt.jpg
Y2 IMG 1067.jpg

Locomotive Y2 Timeline

Date image
Mid 1961 Built Launceston Workshops, fitted with English Electric 6SRKT Mk. 2.1
22/12/1961 Entered service painted TGR red / yellow.1
16/7/1991 Last vacuum braked train (D'port - L'ton) with Y6 & Y3 - then to storage.1
Late July > early Sept. 1991 Intermittent use, shunting in Launceston.1
25/9/1991 Shunting accident - pushed through rear of Launceston roundhouse wall.1
26/9/1991 Stored out of service - Launceston.1
21/1/1994 Towed from Launceston to Mowbray (storage).1
February 1994 Placed on permanent loan to the Derwent Valley Railway, New Norfolk.1
20/12/1994 Towed Launceston to Hobart (for DVR).1
January 1997 Sold to the DVR.1
5/3/1997 Towed Hobart - Boyer (by ZC16).1
6/3/1997 Ran Boyer - New Norfolk (light). First run under its own power since 1991.1
29/6/1997 Returned to mainline service.1
22 - 23/2/2000 Ran on the longest passenger train since the 1960's (with Y6, X18 & X4) - Hash House Special (D'port - L'ton - Hobart & return).1
Late 2005 Restricted to yard shunting at New Norfolk (cessation of mainline access).1
References:

1Stephen Zvillis 2021

Drawing

Y Class Engine rotated and cropped.jpg TGR Y Class Arrangement Drawing L28



Wikipedia Page for Y Class Locomotives in Tasmania:

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

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