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Photographs

Rolling Stock		Photograph	Location	Year Date	Source	KPD	Comment
none			New Norfolk	c.1888	Archives Tasmania	18.3
[workers cars] log wagons			New Norfolk		not known	18.3
			New Norfolk	1968	not known	18.3
			New Norfolk		Tasmanian Archives	18.3
None			New Norfolk			18.3
None			New Norfolk		from Lyndon Hewitt (from New Norfolk Book)	18.3	Caption below photo: The original New Norfolk Railway Station was described as a handsome little edifice with a long raised platform and a well constructed verandah. Two waiting rooms were provided for the general public, and commodious offices for the employees. A medium sized goods shed with the rails laid through it, coach and stable accommodation, stock-yards etc. were all connected with the station, whilst a little distance away stood the Station-Master's dwelling house.
Q			New Norfolk		from Lyndon Hewitt (From New Norfolk Book)	18.3	Caption: Pictures show Train Driver Jack Press and Station Master Roly Hill on New Norfolk's Railway Station.
?			New Norfolk			18.25
			New Norfolk	1971	Ivor Thomas	18.3	Caption: MA2 in New Norfolk Yard prior to turning on the wye. The occasion was a TGR centenary Special on Sun 4th April 1971, Driver Hector Boucher, Fireman Tony Coen. Photo Ivor Thomas [photo scanned from Offtrack Winter 1994]
None			New Norfolk	1927	Trove Mercury	18.3
None			New Norfolk	1968	Clyde V. Coombe (need to get permission)	18.3
None			New Norfolk	c.1888	from Collection of Greg Robinson. Source of original not known.	18.0	Valleyfield Oast house in distance with Oast Street Oast house in foreground. NB Gates, sheep yards? and boatshed.
None			Glenora Station	1968			see drawings below.
?			New Norfolk		not known	18.3
H2			DVL Bridge No.1
None			Macquarie Plains Water Tank		Photo by Tina Curtis
None			DVL Bridge No.3		Photo by Dennis Hewitt
MA2			Macquarie Plains	circa1974?	not known	35.9
?			Macquarie Plains	?	Archives Tasmania (Gretna)	35.9
None			Macquarie Plains	1968	Archives Tasmania	35.9
None			New Norfolk	1968	Archives Tasmania	18.2	View looking west of the line between the New Norfolk engine shed and New Norfolk Station. In the middle distance, to the south of the line, can be seen the Goods Shed and to the north of the line the Railway's "Single Men's quarters". Photo taken 8-11-'68
			Maydena	1968	Archives Tasmania	68	Photos taken [8-11-'68]
Workers Cars			Maydena	1968	Archives Tasmania	68	Photos taken [8-11-'68]
MA3?			Hobart	1952	Cristen Smith
ACS Car			Tasman Limited	1960	Photo from Grant Goss Collection/ Tasmanian Government Railways
ACS Car			DVR	1999	Photo by Dennis Hewitt
H2			Maydena	before 1995	Photo by Tony Coen
H2			Plenty	before 1995	Photo by C Court
H2			New Norfolk	1995 or after	Photo by Dennis Hewitt
X10 X18				before 1999	Photo by Dennis Hewitt
Y2				before 1999	Photo by Dennis Hewitt
X10 X18				before 1999	Photo by Dennis Hewitt
H2				before 1999	Photo by Tony Coen
H2			DVL Bridge No.3	before 1999	Photo by C Court
ACS Cars			New Norfolk	before 1999	Photo by Dennis Hewitt	18.3
ACS Car			New Norfolk	before 1999	Photo by Dennis Hewitt	18.3
ACS Cars			Austins Ferry	before 1999	Photo by Dennis Hewitt
X10			Parratah	before 1999	Photo by Dennis Hewitt
H2			National Park	before 1999	Photo by R Ziersch
H2			Coniston Rise	before 1999	Photo by Unknown
Y1	1		Launceston	1961	photograph from Dennis Hewitt	100+	Y1- Paintwork new; Launceston: TGR photo
Q	2					100+	Locomotive Steam Q; latter stages as well for. Last Q went north to be scrapped 1960; 19 of them all up; TGR photos
ACS buffet	3		Tasman Limited			100+	Tasman Limited Hostesses; ACS Buffet; resource for restoration; NB straw dispenser; thought to be early 60s from TGR logo on uniform.
ACS Car	4		Tasman Limited			100+	Tasman Limited . Two adults and boy. mid 1950s. NB white anti-maccassers. photo posed for Tourism Promotion.
ACS Car	5		Tasman Limited			100+	Tasman Limited . ACS cars. TGR publicity - reclining seat, curtains, ashtray.
	6					100+	Ryndaston Tunnel was enlarged by "the mole" borrowed from hydro-electric commission - This photo is of it coming through the northern portal. Stopped for photo before demolishing sandstone. Tunnel now is concrete extension. Sandstone at Southern end still standing.
Y1	15					100+	Y1 different livery - original red with cream stripes. Near new. Location unknown.
DP and DT	16			c.1938		100+	DP and DT railcars - probably brand new circa 1938. Cream on top and Dark Green on bottom. Non-articulated used on the Launceston service and Hobart suburban line. Launceston to Western Junction. Workers in N.W.; Phot likely North-east line trials- buffers new)
DP	17			c.1955	photograph from Dennis Hewitt	100+	DP. Original Tasman Limited. "Launcestonian"9one of threee legs of original Tasman Limited. Had buffet. Ran until 1955 - only for year or so. Luxury. Gas Works in background (Launceston). Radiator on roof.
KKC4	18			c.1965	photograph from Dennis Hewitt	100+	1965 HD Holdens. Probably Devonport/Burnie to Hobart. KKC4. Building in background not identified.
XA3	19				photograph from Dennis Hewitt	100+	XA3 - possibly Hobart. Good sharp photo.
X8	20					100+	X8 Short goods Train; North East Line. Dent in front where collided with gang-motor on N.E.Line.
X8	22					100+	X8 with Dent after accident
	23			1973		100+	Photo of Speedo Tape. Z4 derailment 10/10/73 from Transport Dept. Launceston.
Y1/2	24		Launceston Railway Workshops	1961	photograph from Dennis Hewitt	100+	Y1/Y2 being assembled in the Launceston workshops.[pin holes in four corners of photo] Launceston 1961
XA1	25		Tasman Limited	c.1965	photograph from Dennis Hewitt	100+	XA1 Tasman Limited. Possibly Conara Junction mid 1960s Carriages DZ, ACS Buffet, DZ?
Y and X	26				photograph from Dennis Hewitt	100+	Y and X Appendix 2.
U2 and V1	27				photograph from Dennis Hewitt	100+	U2 and V1 Appendix 3.
W and DP	28				photograph from Dennis Hewitt	100+	W Class Locomotive and DP Class
			DVL Bridge No.2	2021	photo by Tina Curtis
			DVL Bridge No.2	2021	photo by Tina Curtis
			New Norfolk Station	2020	photo by Tina Curtis
			Plenty		from Archives
			DVL Bridge No.2
			DVL Bridge No.3

DVR Tickets

Batch	No.	Front	Back	From	To
1	1			Burnie	Launceston
	2			Devonport	Launceston	Return
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Maps,Plans and Aerial Images

		image	Location	Year Date	Source	KPD	Comment
	photograph from satellite		New Norfolk	2020?		18.3
	Sketch Layout		Westerway	1930-35
			Boyer Siding and New Norfolk	1930-35
			Pioneer Siding, New Norfolk	1930-35
			Valleyfield, Mayfair and Hayes.	1930-35
			Yates and Plenty	1930-35
	Macquarie Plains			1930-35
	Coniston			1930-35
	Glenora, Meadowbank, Rumney			1930-35
	Westerway			1930-35
	New Norfolk? Plenty?
	Glenora Station			1888
	Hamilton Road Station			1884 or 1892?
	Plenty Bridge			1886 or 1892?
	Sheep and Cattle Yards Generally
	Bridge No.3		Macquarie Plains	1892
	Station Offices "Class B"		New Norfolk [Draft]	1884-1892	From Tasmanian Archives P1330/1/3895	18.3	New Norfolk is shown as the name of the Station though in fact New Norfolk Station as built had an extra two bay (6 posts in all) to the central area and a large awning on the platform side.
	Station Offices "Class J"		Plenty [piled version]	1885-1892	From Tasmanian Archives P1330/1/8783
	Plenty		Plan [detail]	1887	From Tas Archives P1330/1/1184		Plan Derwent Valley Line - Plenty Station
	Russell [Westerway]		Measurements	1913	From Tas Archives PWD231/1/94
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