X10
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Linked files about Locomotive X10
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X10 Locomotive Timeline
| Mid 1950 | Built by Vulcan Foundry, Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England fitted with English Electric 6SRKT Mk. 1. |
| 1/12/1950 | Arrived Kings Pier, Hobart on ship; "Imperial Star" |
| 8/3/1951 | Entered service painted TGR green |
| December 1955 | Repainted red. |
| 1977 | Repainted to yellow / black from red (last 'X' class in red). |
| 9/6/1988 | Withdrawn from service in Hobart. (Closing mileage: 2,386,017 kms.) |
| 24/8/1988 | Ran north on the final vacuum braked train to Launceston (with Y7 and X18) |
| 28/8/1988 | Written off & sold to Tasmanian Locomotive Co. |
| 28/10/1988 | Delivered to T.L.Co. at Cadburys. |
| 1/1/1989 | Returned to service by T.L.Co. |
| 1990 | Sold to Derwent Valley Railway. |
| 17/12/1993 | Penultimate train on the Cadburys Branch (with X18). DVR transfer to New Norfolk. |
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Wikipedia Page for X Class Locomotives in Tasmania:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian_Government_Railways_X_class