C22 undergoing preparation for operation, Dec 2021.

Tasmanian Government Railways C class
C1 (left) at the West Coast Pioneers Museum
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderBeyer, Peacock & Co
Build date1885-1907
Total produced27
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-6-0
Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Driver dia.3 ft 3 in (991 mm)
Total weight42 long tons 0 cwt (94,100 lb or 42.7 t)-47 long tons 0 cwt (105,300 lb or 47.8 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Boiler pressure140 lbf/in2 (0.97 MPa)-145 lbf/in2 (1.00 MPa)
Cylinder size14.5 in × 20 in (368 mm × 508 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort12,507 lbf (55.63 kN)
Career
OperatorsTasmanian Government Railways
NumbersC1-C28
PreservedC1, C22, CCS23, CCS25
Disposition4 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 Tasmanian Government Railways took delivery of 19 C class locomotives from Beyer, Peacock & Co, Manchester. A further eight followed in the early years of the 20th century. A 28th originally built for the Emu Bay Railway was purchased second hand in 1937. They were the first of what became almost an Australian 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) standard, as locomotives of similar design served in large numbers as the Silverton Tramway Y class, South Australian Railways Y class and Western Australian Government Railways G class, and also in Queensland and on the North Australia Railway.[1][2][3][4][5]

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]

References

  1. 1 2 Turner, Jim (1997). Australian Steam Locomotives 1896-1958. Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press. pp. 66, 99, 143. ISBN 086417778X.
  2. 1 2 3 Oberg, Leon (2010). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-2010. Dural: Rosenberg Publishing. p. 65. ISBN 9781921719011.
  3. 1 2 "Steam Locomotives of the Tasmanian Government Railways and its Constituents" Australian Railway History issue 917 March 2014 pages 6, 7, 14
  4. 1 2 3 "Tasmanian C class survivors" Railway Digest September 2015 page 54
  5. 1 2 Standard 2-6-0 locomotives Rail Tasmania
  6. ↑ C1 Australian Steam
  7. ↑ C22 Australian Steam
  8. ↑ Locomotive C22 returns to service at the Tasmanian Transport Museum Engineering Tasmania November 2009
  9. ↑ CCS23 Australian Steam
  10. ↑ CCS25 Australian Steam
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