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| − | Built in England in 1954 for Tasmanian Government Railways | + | 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 It was withdrawn from service in 1983.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. |
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Revision as of 07:50, 5 June 2022
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 It was withdrawn from service in 1983.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 | |
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1999 | Craig Farrell | OnTrack
Winter 1999 p.15 |
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2019 | T Curtis | |
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post 1963
pre 1983 |
[scan] | DVR Collection |
History of the "V"Class in Tasmania
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian_Government_Railways_V_class