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| − | Built | + | Built 1951, rebuilt by TGR in 1960. Worked on the Derwent Valley Line and West Coast. |
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| + | === Photograph === | ||
| + | [[File:Y2 TED - 26.jpg|frameless]] | ||
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| + | === Locomotive U5 Timeline === | ||
| + | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| + | |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.<sup>1</sup> | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |1951 - 1954 | ||
| + | |Engaged on construction work on the S.E.C. (Vic.) Kiewa Hydro-electric Power Scheme.<sup>1</sup> | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |April 1954 | ||
| + | |Stored surplus at Footscray, Vic.<sup>1</sup> | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |July 1959 | ||
| + | |Bought by the Tasmanian Government Railways & shipped to Tasmania.<sup>1</sup> | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Mid - late 1959 | ||
| + | |Rebuilt to 3'6" gauge and new cab and running boards fitted at Launceston Workshops.<sup>1</sup> | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |8/4/1960 | ||
| + | |Entered service allocated to Smithton.<sup>1</sup> | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |1974 > 1981 | ||
| + | |Stored out of use (but available for service) in Smithton.<sup>1</sup> | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Mid 1981 | ||
| + | |Stored out of service in Smithton.<sup>1</sup> | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |29/9/1981 | ||
| + | |Written off.<sup>1</sup> | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |June 1982 | ||
| + | |Sold to TTMS member, Ted Lidster.<sup>1</sup> | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Late August 1982 | ||
| + | |Railed (on KKC wagon) to Hobart.<sup>1</sup> | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |28/1/1984 | ||
| + | |Towed TGR Vulcan Foundry 4-8-2 steam locomotive H2 from Hobart to new Tas. Loco. Co. Depot at Cadburys.<sup>1</sup> | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |16/12/1989 | ||
| + | |Last loco to use Cadbury's warehouse siding.<sup>1</sup> | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |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.<sup>1</sup> | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |20/8/2002 | ||
| + | |Transported to Strahan for trackwork trains on West Coast Wilderness (Abt) Railway.<sup>1</sup> | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |5/9/2002 | ||
| + | |Returned to DVR New Norfolk, having worked between Strahan and Dubbil Barril.<sup>1</sup> | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Late 2002 | ||
| + | |Track maintenance trains worked as far as Westerway.<sup>1</sup> | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |January 2011 | ||
| + | |Out of service for running gear overhaul.<sup>1</sup> | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |2020 | ||
| + | |DVR relaunch & recommissioned | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |References: | ||
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| + | # Stephen Zvillis 2021 | ||
| + | |} | ||
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| + | === Drawings === | ||
| + | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| + | |[[File:U Class Engine cropped.jpg|frameless]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |[[File:Appendix_3.jpg|alt=|frameless]] | ||
| + | |} | ||
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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