Built for Emu Bay Railway and used as a mixed traffic loco, and later as a shunting loco. Taken over by AN TasRail in 1998. Purchased by DVR in 2001.
LOCOMOTIVE PVH1 / No.21 Timeline
| 1950
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Ordered via agents Knox Schlapp Pty Ltd (Order No. L9).1
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| Early 1953
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Built by North British Locomotive Co., Glasgow Scotland.1
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| 18/9/1953
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Shipped into Burnie aboard the ship "Herefordshire".1
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| 27/11/1953
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Entered service with E.B.R. numbered PVH1 (Paxman Voith Hydraulic).1
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| By 30/9/1960
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Repainted from green to two tone blue. Renumbered from PVH1 to EBR No. 21.1
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| 1963
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Withdrawn from mainline operation and restricted to shunting and maintenance trains.1
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| 1969
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Engaged in the refurbishment of the Rosebery - Melba section.1
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| 1970
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Permanent Burnie shunter.1
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| May 1989
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Overhauled and repainted. Yellow headstocks in place of red.1
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| 1998
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Transferred to AN TasRail.
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| February 2001
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Withdrawn from service.1
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| July 2001
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Sold to Derwent Valley Railway, New Norfolk.1
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| 29/7/2001
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Ran from Burnie to New Norfolk, then stored (radiator leaks).1
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| January 2011
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Returned to operation shunting New Norfolk yard.1
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References:
- Stephen Zvillis 2021
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