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 It was withdrawn from service in 1983.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.
Locomotive V7 Photographs
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V7 before 1985 | photo by
Edward Lidster |
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v7 at Dru Point Reserve, Margate
1985 t0 1999 |
photo by
Edward Lidster |
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V7 at Dru Point Reserve, Margate
1985 t0 1999 |
photo by
Edward Lidster |
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V7 at New Norfolk | photo by
Edward Lidster |
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V7 at New Norfolk | photo by
Edward Lidster |
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V7 1999 | photo by
Craig Farrell [OnTrack Winter 1999 p.15] |
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V7 at New Norfolk 2019 | photo by
T. Curtis |
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V7 at New Norfolk | photo by
Edward Lidster |
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V7 at New Norfolk | photo by
Edward Lidster |
Drawing
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TGR Arrangement Drawing L20 |
Locomotive V7 Timeline
| 1955 | Built by Vulcan Foundry Ltd. Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England, on behalf of the Drewry Car Co, with a Gardner 8L3 204hp engine.1 | |
| Early 1955 | Arrived Hobart aboard ship .1 | |
| 21/5/1955 | Entered service painted red.1 | |
| Mid 1981 | Stored out of service in Hobart (failed gearbox).1 | |
| 8/8/1983 | Fully depreciated.1 | |
| 13/7/1984 | Tendered for disposal.1 | |
| 24/8/1984 | Tender recalled. Loco stripped of mechanical components.1 | |
| Early 1985 | Loco shell donated to Kingborough Council.1 | |
| March 1985 | Loco shell placed on display at Dru Point Reserve, Margate.1 | |
| 3/4/1998 | Loco shell acquired by Derwent Valley Railway & transported to New Norfolk.1 | |
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History of the V Class in Tasmania
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian_Government_Railways_V_class