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| + | === Steam Locomotive H2 Timeline === | ||
| + | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| + | |Date | ||
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| + | |- | ||
| + | |1951 - October 12th | ||
| + | |Belpariel docked at Hobart with H1-H8 as deck cargo. On same ship were V5 and V6. unloaded at Hobart then towed to Launceston railway workshops. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |1951 - Nov/Dec | ||
| + | |Belpariel docked at Hobart with H1-H8 as deck cargo. On same ship were V5 and V6. unloaded at Hobart then towed to Launceston railway workshops. | ||
| + | H2 entered service. But only able to operate North of Parattah due to height of Rhyndaston Tunnel. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |1956 - Sept | ||
| + | |H2 repainted Red (with H6) to match saloon passenger carriages | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |1960s - early | ||
| + | |due for heavy overhaul and boiler retubing but management decided to withdraw when deemed unfit to remain in service (due to diesel electrics) | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |1961 - May | ||
| + | |Stored at Launceston Roundhouse | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |1966 | ||
| + | |After H7 having problems H2 was brought out of storage for a major overhaul | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |1967 - September | ||
| + | |Overhaul finished with fresh coat of red paint. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |1971 - February | ||
| + | |With H5 in the Railway Centenary Celebrations | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |1971-1975 | ||
| + | |Hobart suburban passenger trains,Tasman Limited feeder trains (between Launceston and Western Junction), special passenger trains and occasional goods trains. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |1975 - October | ||
| + | |Need for major boiler repairs -> withdrawn from traffic | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |1979 - May | ||
| + | |at same time as H5 sold by ANR, H2 sold to "two Hobart rail enthusiasts." | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |1979 - June | ||
| + | |Transferred to Hobart. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |1987 - April | ||
| + | |Excursion trains mainly Hobart to Maydena | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |1991 - late | ||
| + | |Ownership moved from Tasmanian Locomotive Company to Derwent Valley Railway Preservation Society. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Until May 1994 | ||
| + | |Operating out of New Norfolk Yard | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |1994 - May | ||
| + | |Boiler required repairs | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |___________________ | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |} | ||
| − | '''Wikipedia Page | + | |
| + | '''Wikipedia Page H Class Locomotives in Tasmania:''' | ||
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian_Government_Railways_H_class_(1951) | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian_Government_Railways_H_class_(1951) | ||
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Steam Locomotive H2 Timeline
| Date | |
| 1951 - October 12th | Belpariel docked at Hobart with H1-H8 as deck cargo. On same ship were V5 and V6. unloaded at Hobart then towed to Launceston railway workshops. |
| 1951 - Nov/Dec | Belpariel docked at Hobart with H1-H8 as deck cargo. On same ship were V5 and V6. unloaded at Hobart then towed to Launceston railway workshops.
H2 entered service. But only able to operate North of Parattah due to height of Rhyndaston Tunnel. |
| 1956 - Sept | H2 repainted Red (with H6) to match saloon passenger carriages |
| 1960s - early | due for heavy overhaul and boiler retubing but management decided to withdraw when deemed unfit to remain in service (due to diesel electrics) |
| 1961 - May | Stored at Launceston Roundhouse |
| 1966 | After H7 having problems H2 was brought out of storage for a major overhaul |
| 1967 - September | Overhaul finished with fresh coat of red paint. |
| 1971 - February | With H5 in the Railway Centenary Celebrations |
| 1971-1975 | Hobart suburban passenger trains,Tasman Limited feeder trains (between Launceston and Western Junction), special passenger trains and occasional goods trains. |
| 1975 - October | Need for major boiler repairs -> withdrawn from traffic |
| 1979 - May | at same time as H5 sold by ANR, H2 sold to "two Hobart rail enthusiasts." |
| 1979 - June | Transferred to Hobart. |
| 1987 - April | Excursion trains mainly Hobart to Maydena |
| 1991 - late | Ownership moved from Tasmanian Locomotive Company to Derwent Valley Railway Preservation Society. |
| Until May 1994 | Operating out of New Norfolk Yard |
| 1994 - May | Boiler required repairs |
| ___________________ |
Wikipedia Page H Class Locomotives in Tasmania:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian_Government_Railways_H_class_(1951)