Tasmanian Government Railways C class
Tasmanian Government Railways C class | |
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Beyer, Peacock & Co | |
Build date | 1885-1907 |
Total produced | 27 |
Specifications | |
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Configuration: | |
• Whyte | 2-6-0 |
Gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Driver dia. | 3 ft 3 in (991 mm) |
Total weight | 42 long tons 0 cwt (94,100 lb or 42.7 t)-47 long tons 0 cwt (105,300 lb or 47.8 t) |
Fuel type | Coal |
Boiler pressure | 140 lbf/in2 (0.97 MPa)-145 lbf/in2 (1.00 MPa) |
Cylinder size | 14.5 in × 20 in (368 mm × 508 mm) |
Performance figures | |
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Tractive effort | 12,507 lbf (55.63 kN) |
Career | |
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Operators | Tasmanian Government Railways |
Numbers | C1-C28 |
Preserved | C1, C22, CCS23, CCS25 |
Disposition | 4 preserved, 24 scrapped |
The Tasmanian Government Railways C class is a class of 2-6-0 steam locomotives operated by the Tasmanian Government Railways.
History
Between 1885 and 1892, the
In 1912, six (16-19, 26 & 27) were rebuilt with new cylinders, Belpair boilers and larger smokeboxes and reclassified as the CC class. In 1924, a further four (21, 23-25) were rebuilt also receiving Walschaerts valve gear and reclassified as the CCS class.[1][2][4][5]
In 1948, a further seven locomotives of the same design were purchased from the Commonwealth Railways. These had originally been built as South Australian Railways Y class locomotives and sold to the Commonwealth Railways to operate North Australia Railway services in World War II. Four entered service as the F class, with the other three used for parts.[2][3]
Preservation
Four have been preserved:[4]
- C1 at the West Coast Pioneers Museum, Zeehan[6]
- C22 at the Tasmanian Transport Museum, Glenorchy restored to service 1983, withdrawn for overhaul 1999 returned to service November 2009[7][8]
- CCS23 at the Don River Railway, Devonport[9]
- CCS25 at the Don River Railway, Devonport[10]
References
- ^ ISBN 086417778X.
- ^ ISBN 9781921719011.
- ^ a b "Steam Locomotives of the Tasmanian Government Railways and its Constituents" Australian Railway History issue 917 March 2014 pages 6, 7, 14
- ^ a b c "Tasmanian C class survivors" Railway Digest September 2015 page 54
- ^ a b Standard 2-6-0 locomotives Rail Tasmania
- ^ C1 Australian Steam
- ^ C22 Australian Steam
- ^ Locomotive C22 returns to service at the Tasmanian Transport Museum Engineering Tasmania November 2009
- ^ CCS23 Australian Steam
- ^ CCS25 Australian Steam