Y1

The Y class was based on the then standard EE export design, seen in Australia as the Midland Railway (Western Australia) F class and South Australian 800 class. Eight Y class locomotives were built in batches by the Launceston railway workshops between 1961 and 1972, using parts supplied by English Electric.

Y1 Timeline

Mid 1961		Built Launceston Workshops, fitted with English Electric 6SRKT Mk. 2.1
4/12/1961		Entered service painted TGR red / yellow.1
26/8/1970		Collided with a boulder on the track & derailed, 3 miles south of Antill Ponds heading T. # 86 between Y5 & Y4.1
4/11/1980		Level crossing collision, Wrights Ave, Glenorchy.1
December 1980		Cab rebuilt.1
March 1986 > 1/6/1986		Converted to air-brake.1
July 1986		Repainted to AN green/yellow.1
6/11/1994 & 6/12/94		Only occasions to work in multiple with fellow air-braked Y5.1
February 1997		Repainted to AN yellow/green.1
Late August 1998		Re-numbered to No. 2150 (from Y1).1
April 2000 > June 2000		Overhaul.1
July 2002 > 24/6/2003		Cab repairs (damaged by wharf crane in Burnie). Fitted with sealed beam headlight from A1507.1
August 2011		Body modifications (DQ side windows; door windows, sealed beam rear headlight, ditch lights, Kaitaki vigilance, DQ heaters, dual horns).1
16/12/2011		Repainted.1
16/5/2014		Officially withdrawn (though still in intermittent service in Burnie).1
16/6/2016		Engine repairs at Burnie.1
Early July > Late August 2016		Re-instated for tippler shunting at Burnie.1
26/8/2016		Stored after failing a safety review (e.g. lack of safety rails).1
23/5/2021		Transferred from Burnie to East Tamar Junction on Train No. 1YE behind TR11+TR10.1
24/6/2021		Shunted into 'Rotten Row' on the Showgrounds loop with other stored EEs.1
23/8/2021		Offered to Derwent Valley Railway.1
		References: 1Stephen Zvillis 2021

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Wikipedia Page for Y Class Locomotives in Tasmania:

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