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Built for Tasmanian Government Railways and used as a mixed traffic loco. Purchased in 1988 by Tasmanian Locomotive Company. Purchased by DVR in 1991.
 
Built for Tasmanian Government Railways and used as a mixed traffic loco. Purchased in 1988 by Tasmanian Locomotive Company. Purchased by DVR in 1991.
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===Drawings===
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===X18 Chronology===
 
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|Mid 1951
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|Built by Vulcan Foundry, Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England fitted with English Electric 6SRKT Mk. 1.
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|c/- Stephen Zvillis
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|9/9/1951
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|Arrived Princes Wharf, Hobart on ship; "Clan Urquhart"
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|3/12/1951
 
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|Entered service painted TGR green
 
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|29/7/1955
 
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|Repainted red
 
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|9/6/1988
 
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|Last 'X' class powered goods train - Boyer Paper Train #'s 5110/5111. Replaced X10 as Hobart shunter.
 
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|July 1988
 
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|Withdrawn from service in Hobart. (Closing mileage: 2,400,904 kms.)
 
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|11/8/1988
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|Written off.
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|24/8/1988  
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|Ran north on the final vacuum braked train to Launceston (with Y7 and X10)
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|28/8/1988
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|Sold to Tasmanian Locomotive Co.
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|1/11/1988
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|Delivered to T.L.Co. at Cadburys.
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|1/1/1989  
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|Returned to service by T.L.Co.
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|1990  
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|'''Sold to Derwent Valley Railway.'''
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|17/12/1993  
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|Penultimate train on the Cadburys Branch (with X10). DVR transfer to New Norfolk.
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|22 - 23/2/2000
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|Ran on the longest passenger train since the 1960's (with Y2, X4 & Y6) - Hash House Special (D'port - L'ton - Hbt & ret.)
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|4/3/2003 > 7/3/2003  
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|On hire to the Don River Railway (with Y4).
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|Late 2005
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|Last mainline run.
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|Mid 2006  
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|Stripped for rebuild.
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===Brakes===
 
===Brakes===
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Revision as of 06:41, 12 June 2022

Built for Tasmanian Government Railways and used as a mixed traffic loco. Purchased in 1988 by Tasmanian Locomotive Company. Purchased by DVR in 1991.

X18 Chronology

Date image Source
Mid 1951 Built by Vulcan Foundry, Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England fitted with English Electric 6SRKT Mk. 1. c/- Stephen Zvillis
9/9/1951 Arrived Princes Wharf, Hobart on ship; "Clan Urquhart"
3/12/1951 Entered service painted TGR green
29/7/1955 Repainted red
9/6/1988 Last 'X' class powered goods train - Boyer Paper Train #'s 5110/5111. Replaced X10 as Hobart shunter.
July 1988 Withdrawn from service in Hobart. (Closing mileage: 2,400,904 kms.)
11/8/1988 Written off.
24/8/1988   Ran north on the final vacuum braked train to Launceston (with Y7 and X10)
28/8/1988 Sold to Tasmanian Locomotive Co.
1/11/1988 Delivered to T.L.Co. at Cadburys.
1/1/1989   Returned to service by T.L.Co.
1990   Sold to Derwent Valley Railway.
17/12/1993   Penultimate train on the Cadburys Branch (with X10). DVR transfer to New Norfolk.
22 - 23/2/2000 Ran on the longest passenger train since the 1960's (with Y2, X4 & Y6) - Hash House Special (D'port - L'ton - Hbt & ret.)
4/3/2003 > 7/3/2003   On hire to the Don River Railway (with Y4).
Late 2005 Last mainline run.
Mid 2006   Stripped for rebuild.

Drawings

Photographs

Brakes

Wikipedia Page for X Class Locomotives in Tasmania:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian_Government_Railways_X_class

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