Built 1955, rebuilt by TGR in 1960. Worked on the Derwent Valley Line and West Coast.
Locomotive U5 Timeline
| 1951
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Built by Malcolm Moore Industries, Victoria for Utah Constructions - Malcolm Moore Model 10-102 fitted with a Gardner 6LW engine and Wilson-Drewry transmission.1
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| 1951 - 1954
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Engaged on construction work on the S.E.C. (Vic.) Kiewa Hydro-electric Power Scheme.1
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| April 1954
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Stored surplus at Footscray, Vic.1
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| July 1959
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Bought by the Tasmanian Government Railways & shipped to Tasmania.1
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| Mid - late 1959
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Rebuilt to 3'6" gauge and new cab and running boards fitted at Launceston Workshops.1
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| 8/4/1960
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Entered service allocated to Smithton.1
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| 1974 > 1981
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Stored out of use (but available for service) in Smithton.1
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| Mid 1981
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Stored out of service in Smithton.1
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| 29/9/1981
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Written off.1
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| June 1982
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Sold to TTMS member, Ted Lidster.1
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| Late August 1982
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Railed (on KKC wagon) to Hobart.1
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| 28/1/1984
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Towed TGR Vulcan Foundry 4-8-2 steam locomotive H2 from Hobart to new Tas. Loco. Co. Depot at Cadburys.1
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| 16/12/1989
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Last loco to use Cadbury's warehouse siding.1
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| 17/12/1993
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Transfer run of T.L.Co. rolling stock from Cadburys to DVR New Norfolk. Final rail vehicle to traverse the Cadburys Branch.1
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| 20/8/2002
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Transported to Strahan for trackwork trains on West Coast Wilderness (Abt) Railway.1
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| 5/9/2002
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Returned to DVR New Norfolk, having worked between Strahan and Dubbil Barril.1
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| Late 2002
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Track maintenance trains worked as far as Westerway.1
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| January 2011
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Out of service for running gear overhaul.1
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| 2020
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DVR relaunch & recommissioned
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References:
- Stephen Zvillis 2021
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