X18

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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.

X18 Timeline

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July 1988 Withdrawn from service in Hobart.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 Financially 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 Tasmanian Locomotive Co. at Cadburys. "
1/1/1989   Returned to service by Tasmanian Locomotive 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 in Tasmania since the 1960's (with Y2, X4 & Y6) - Hash House Special (D'port - L'ton - Hbt & return) "
4/3/2003 > 7/3/2003   On hire to the Don River Railway (with Y4). "
Late 2005 Last mainline run. "

X18 Drawings

Photographs

Brakes

Wikipedia Page for X Class Locomotives in Tasmania:

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