Power type Steam Serial number 243-246 Total produced 4 | Builder Perry Engineering Build date 1923 Configuration 4-6-2 | |
The Tasmanian Government Railways R class was a class of 4-6-2 steam locomotives operated by the Tasmanian Government Railways.
History
In 1923, the Tasmanian Government Railways took delivery of four 4-6-2 locomotives from Perry Engineering, Gawler as replacements for the A class. They operated on the Western, Derwent Valley, Main and Fingal lines.
In the late 1930s, R3 and R4 were fitted with streamlining similar to the Victorian Railways S class for operation of Hobart to Launceston expresses. This was removed in the late 1940s. All were withdrawn in 1956/57 and scrapped.
References
Tasmanian Government Railways R class Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA