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=== Locomotive M1 Chronology ===
 
=== Locomotive M1 Chronology ===
 
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|[[File:M Class Loco Drawing from Tasmanian Archives.jpg|frameless]]
 
|1951
 
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|M1 was one of 10 'Pacific' type engines ordered by Tasmanian Government Railways from British builder Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns Ltd.  It was originally designated M7.
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|Drawings of M Class Locomotive for TGR
|Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
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|[[File:Stephenson and Hawthorns M1.jpg|frameless]]
 
|[[File:Stephenson and Hawthorns M1.jpg|frameless]]
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|1951
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|M1 was one of 10 'Pacific' type engines ordered by Tasmanian Government Railways from English
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builder Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns Ltd, Darlington, England. 
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(M1 was originally designated M7 so this photo is not the current M1.
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Original M1 became MA2 in 1957 and is now at Don River Railway).
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|Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
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England
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|[[File:Awaiting shipment at the middlesbrough docks.jpg|frameless]]
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|1951/52
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|Loaded on the Norwegian freighter ''Christen Smith'' at Middlesbrough Docks, England.
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|Middlesbrough Docks,
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England
 
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|[[File:1952 M Class locomotives ex Christen Smith Hobart, on the 15th September 1952 unloading M engines hobart PH30-1-3508.jpg|frameless]]
 
|1952
 
|1952
|Ten locomotives and tenders shipped together to Tasmania on the Norwegian freighter ''Christen Smith''. Unloaded Hobart March 12th 1952.
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|Ten locomotives and tenders shipped together to Tasmania on the  
|Hobart
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Norwegian freighter ''Christen Smith''. Unloaded Hobart March 12th 1952.
|[[File:1952 M Class locomotives ex Christen Smith Hobart, on the 15th September 1952 unloading M engines hobart PH30-1-3508.jpg|frameless]]
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|Hobart,
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Tasmania
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|1952-1960
 
|1952-1960
 
|In service acrossTasmania. Total mileage of 88,688 was lowest of any of the M Class steam locomotives.
 
|In service acrossTasmania. Total mileage of 88,688 was lowest of any of the M Class steam locomotives.
 
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|1958
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|Renumbered from M7 to M1.  There was a general renumbering of the M Class
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at this time due to the rebuilding of four of the ten M Class to convert to MA Class. See entry for MA1.
 
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|1958
 
|Renumbered from M7 to M1.  There was a general renumbering of the M Class at this time due to the withdrawal of four M Class to convert to MA Class. See entry for MA1.
 
 
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|1960
 
|1960
|Withdrawn from service in September 1960
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|Withdrawn from service in September 1960.
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|[[File:M1 at Ross 1984 by Garry Sanders.jpg|frameless]]
 
|1972
 
|1972
|Put on display in park at Ross
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|M1 with tender in park beside highway at Ross ( photo 1984 ).
|Ross
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|Ross,
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Tasmania
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|[[File:M1 TED - 2 b.jpg|frameless]]
 
|2000
 
|2000
|Acquired by DVR and transferred to New Norfolk Yard in May 2000
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|Acquired by DVR and transferred to New Norfolk Yard in May 2000.
|New Norfolk
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|New Norfolk,
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Tasmania
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Latest revision as of 07:57, 4 April 2023

M1 (prior to 1958 designated M7) Builders' Number 7427, was built for Tasmanian Government Railways to be used primarily as a passenger loco. These were the last steam locomotives ordered by TGR. Because passenger services were in decline at this time, largely due to higher personal vehicle ownership and improved Tasmanian roads, M1 did not see a lot of service as a passenger loco. M1 was used, instead, for goods and mixed trains before being withdrawn from service in 1960, its role superseded by diesel locomotives. Stored and preserved in a park at Ross in 1971. Acquired by DVR in April 2000 and transferred to New Norfolk soon after and stored.

Locomotive M1 Chronology

M Class Loco Drawing from Tasmanian Archives.jpg 1951 Drawings of M Class Locomotive for TGR
Stephenson and Hawthorns M1.jpg 1951 M1 was one of 10 'Pacific' type engines ordered by Tasmanian Government Railways from English

builder Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns Ltd, Darlington, England.

(M1 was originally designated M7 so this photo is not the current M1.

Original M1 became MA2 in 1957 and is now at Don River Railway).

Newcastle-upon-Tyne,

England

Awaiting shipment at the middlesbrough docks.jpg 1951/52 Loaded on the Norwegian freighter Christen Smith at Middlesbrough Docks, England. Middlesbrough Docks,

England

1952 M Class locomotives ex Christen Smith Hobart, on the 15th September 1952 unloading M engines hobart PH30-1-3508.jpg 1952 Ten locomotives and tenders shipped together to Tasmania on the

Norwegian freighter Christen Smith. Unloaded Hobart March 12th 1952.

Hobart,

Tasmania

1952-1960 In service acrossTasmania. Total mileage of 88,688 was lowest of any of the M Class steam locomotives.
1958 Renumbered from M7 to M1. There was a general renumbering of the M Class

at this time due to the rebuilding of four of the ten M Class to convert to MA Class. See entry for MA1.

1960 Withdrawn from service in September 1960.
M1 at Ross 1984 by Garry Sanders.jpg 1972 M1 with tender in park beside highway at Ross ( photo 1984 ). Ross,

Tasmania

M1 TED - 2 b.jpg 2000 Acquired by DVR and transferred to New Norfolk Yard in May 2000. New Norfolk,

Tasmania


Wikipedia Site for M Class Locomotives in Tasmania:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian_Government_Railways_M_class_(1952)