M1
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Built for Tasmanian Government Railways and used mainly as a passenger loco. Withdrawn from service in 1960. 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
| 1951 | Built by Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England | 
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| Shipped to Tasmania - unloaded Hobart | Hobart | 
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| In Service Tasmania | ||||
| Used mostly | ||||
| 1960 | withdrawn from service | |||
| 1971 | Stored in park at Ross | |||
| 2000 | Acquired by DVR and transferred to New Norfolk Yard |
Wikipedia Site for M Class Locomotives in Tasmania:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian_Government_Railways_M_class_(1952)