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=== X10 Locomotive Timeline ===
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=== Locomotive X10 Timeline ===
 
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|Mid 1950  
 
|Mid 1950  
|Built by Vulcan Foundry, Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England fitted with English Electric 6SRKT Mk. 1.
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|Built by Vulcan Foundry, Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England fitted with English Electric 6SRKT Mk. 1.<sup>1</sup>
 
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|1/12/1950
 
|1/12/1950
|Arrived Kings Pier, Hobart on ship; "Imperial Star"
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|Arrived Kings Pier, Hobart on ship; "Imperial Star".<sup>1</sup>
 
|-
 
|-
 
|8/3/1951
 
|8/3/1951
|Entered service painted TGR green
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|Entered service painted TGR green.<sup>1</sup>
 
|-
 
|-
 
|December 1955  
 
|December 1955  
|Repainted red.
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|Repainted red.<sup>1</sup>
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1977
 
|1977
|Repainted to yellow / black from red (last 'X' class in red).
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|Repainted to yellow / black from red (last 'X' class in red).<sup>1</sup>
 
|-
 
|-
 
|9/6/1988
 
|9/6/1988
|Withdrawn from service in Hobart. (Closing mileage: 2,386,017 kms.)
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|Withdrawn from service in Hobart. (Closing mileage: 2,386,017 kms.)<sup>1</sup>
 
|-
 
|-
 
|24/8/1988
 
|24/8/1988
|Ran north on the final vacuum braked train to Launceston (with Y7 and X18)
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|Ran north on the final vacuum braked train to Launceston (with Y7 and X18)<sup>1</sup>
 
|-
 
|-
 
|28/8/1988
 
|28/8/1988
|Written off & sold to Tasmanian Locomotive Co.
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|Written off & sold to Tasmanian Locomotive Co.<sup>1</sup>
 
|-
 
|-
 
|28/10/1988
 
|28/10/1988
|Delivered to T.L.Co. at Cadburys.
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|Delivered to Tasmanian Locomotive Co. at Cadburys.<sup>1</sup>
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1/1/1989
 
|1/1/1989
|Returned to service by T.L.Co.
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|Returned to service by Tasmanian Locomotive Co.<sup>1</sup>
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1990
 
|1990
|'''Sold to Derwent Valley Railway.'''
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|'''Sold to Derwent Valley Railway.<sup>1</sup>'''
 
|-
 
|-
 
|17/12/1993
 
|17/12/1993
|Penultimate train on the Cadburys Branch (with X18). DVR transfer to New Norfolk.
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|Penultimate train on the Cadburys Branch (with X18). DVR transfer to New Norfolk.<sup>1</sup>
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|References:
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# Stephen Zvillis 2021
 
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Revision as of 06:45, 20 October 2022

Linked files about Locomotive X10

Contents

  • Drawings
  • Photographs

Locomotive X10 Timeline

Mid 1950   Built by Vulcan Foundry, Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England fitted with English Electric 6SRKT Mk. 1.1
1/12/1950 Arrived Kings Pier, Hobart on ship; "Imperial Star".1
8/3/1951 Entered service painted TGR green.1
December 1955 Repainted red.1
1977 Repainted to yellow / black from red (last 'X' class in red).1
9/6/1988 Withdrawn from service in Hobart. (Closing mileage: 2,386,017 kms.)1
24/8/1988 Ran north on the final vacuum braked train to Launceston (with Y7 and X18)1
28/8/1988 Written off & sold to Tasmanian Locomotive Co.1
28/10/1988 Delivered to Tasmanian Locomotive Co. at Cadburys.1
1/1/1989 Returned to service by Tasmanian Locomotive Co.1
1990 Sold to Derwent Valley Railway.1
17/12/1993 Penultimate train on the Cadburys Branch (with X18). DVR transfer to New Norfolk.1
References:
  1. Stephen Zvillis 2021

Drawings

X Class Engine.jpg

Photographs

210529 1999 Dennis DVR booklet 3 X10+X18 DVL post 1995 photo Dennis Hewitt.jpg
210529 1999 Dennis DVR booklet 4 spirit of Oatlands X10+X18 Colebrook to Rhyndaston photo Dennis Hewitt.jpg
210529 1999 Dennis DVR booklet 7 X10 Parratah photo Dennis Hewitt.jpg

Other

Appendix 2.jpg


Wikipedia Page for X Class Locomotives in Tasmania:

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