V7

V7 in Tasmania

Built in England in 1954 for Tasmanian Government Railways. In Tasmania from 1955, V7 was used as a shunting and branch line loco. It was withdrawn from service in 1983. It was then "plinthed" in a park at Margate in 1985 after the sale and removal of its engine( 8 cylinder Gardiner) and gearbox. V7 was acquired by DVR in 1998 from Kingborough Council and delivered to New Norfolk Yard in 1999 by truck.

	Year	photo by	photo source
	1999	Craig Farrell	OnTrack Winter 1999 p.15
	2019	T Curtis
	post 1963 pre 1983	[scan]	DVR Collection

History of the "V" Class in Tasmania

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