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Built 1955, rebuilt by TGR in 1960. Worked on the Derwent Valley Line and West Coast.
 
Built 1955, rebuilt by TGR in 1960. Worked on the Derwent Valley Line and West Coast.
  
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=== Locomotive U5 Timeline ===
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{| class="wikitable"
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|1951  
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|Built by Malcolm Moore Industries, Victoria for Utah Constructions - Malcolm Moore Model 10-102 fitted with a Gardner 6LW engine and Wilson-Drewry transmission.
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|-
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|1951 - 1954
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|Engaged on construction work on the S.E.C. (Vic.) Kiewa Hydro-electric Power Scheme
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|-
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|April 1954
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|Stored surplus at Footscray, Vic.
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|-
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|July 1959
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|Bought by the T.G.R. & shipped to Tas.
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|-
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|Mid - late 1959
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|Rebuilt to 3'6" gauge and new cab and running boards fitted at Launceston Workshops.
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|-
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|8/4/1960  
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|Entered service allocated to Smithton.
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|-
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|1974 > 1981
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|Stored out of use (but available for service) in Smithton.
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|-
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|Mid 1981
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|Stored out of service in Smithton.
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|-
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|29/9/1981
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|Written off.
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|-
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|June 1982  
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|Sold to TTMS member, Ted Lidster.
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|-
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|Late August 1982  
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|Railed (on KKC wagon) to Hobart.
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|-
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|28/1/1984
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|Towed TGR Vulcan Foundry 4-8-2 steam locomotive H2 from Hobart to new Tas. Loco. Co. Depot at Cadburys.
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|-
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|16/12/1989
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|Last loco to use Cadbury's warehouse siding.
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|-
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|17/12/1993
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|Transfer run of T.L.Co. rolling stock from Cadburys to DVR New Norfolk. Final rail vehicle to traverse the Cadburys Branch.
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|-
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|20/8/2002
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|Transported to Strahan for trackwork trains on West Coast Wilderness (Abt) Railway.
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|-
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|5/9/2002
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|Returned to DVR New Norfolk, having worked between Strahan and Dubbil Barril.
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|-
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|Late 2002
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|Track maintenance trains worked as far as Westerway.
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|-
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|January 2011
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|Out of service for running gear overhaul.
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|-
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|2020
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|DVR relaunch recommissioned
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|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|[[File:Appendix 3.jpg|thumb]]
 
|[[File:Appendix 3.jpg|thumb]]

Revision as of 12:46, 13 June 2022

Built 1955, rebuilt by TGR in 1960. Worked on the Derwent Valley Line and West Coast.

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.
1951 - 1954 Engaged on construction work on the S.E.C. (Vic.) Kiewa Hydro-electric Power Scheme
April 1954 Stored surplus at Footscray, Vic.
July 1959 Bought by the T.G.R. & shipped to Tas.
Mid - late 1959 Rebuilt to 3'6" gauge and new cab and running boards fitted at Launceston Workshops.
8/4/1960   Entered service allocated to Smithton.
1974 > 1981 Stored out of use (but available for service) in Smithton.
Mid 1981 Stored out of service in Smithton.
29/9/1981 Written off.
June 1982   Sold to TTMS member, Ted Lidster.
Late August 1982   Railed (on KKC wagon) to Hobart.
28/1/1984 Towed TGR Vulcan Foundry 4-8-2 steam locomotive H2 from Hobart to new Tas. Loco. Co. Depot at Cadburys.
16/12/1989 Last loco to use Cadbury's warehouse siding.
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.
20/8/2002 Transported to Strahan for trackwork trains on West Coast Wilderness (Abt) Railway.
5/9/2002 Returned to DVR New Norfolk, having worked between Strahan and Dubbil Barril.
Late 2002 Track maintenance trains worked as far as Westerway.
January 2011 Out of service for running gear overhaul.
2020 DVR relaunch recommissioned
Appendix 3.jpg
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