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Tasmanian Government Railways Q class Specifications Configuration: • Whyte 4-8-2 Gauge 1,067 mm 3 ft 6 in )Driver dia.4 ft 0 in (1,219 mm) Total weight 98 long tons 2 cwt (219,700 lb or 99.7 t) Fuel type Coal Boiler pressure Q1-Q15: 160 lbf/in2 (1.10 MPa)2 (1.24 MPa) Cylinder size 20 in × 24 in (508 mm × 610 mm)
Performance figures Tractive effort Q1-Q15: 27,200 lbf (120.99 kN)
The Tasmanian Government Railways Q class was a class of 4-8-2 steam locomotives operated by the Tasmanian Government Railways .
In 1922/23, the Tasmanian Government Railways took delivery of six 4-8-2 locomotives from Perry Engineering , Gawler followed by a further three in 1929 from Walkers Limited , Maryborough . Between 1936 and 1945, a further 20 were built by Clyde Engineering , Sydney . The final four were delivered with higher pressure boilers.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
They operated on the Western , Derwent Valley , Main and Fingal lines. Following the arrival of the X class , they began to operate suburban passenger services in Hobart . The first was withdrawn in 1957 with the final examples withdrawn in January 1964 following the Y class entering service.[ 2] Tasmanian Transport Museum , Glenorchy .[ 4]
^ Turner, Jim (1997). Australian Steam Locomotives 1896-1958 . Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press. p. 132. ISBN 086417778X ^ a b Oberg, Leon (2010). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-2010 . Dural: Rosenberg Publishing. p. 178/179. ISBN 9781921719011 ^ "Steam Locomotives of the Tasmanian Government Railways and its Constituents" Australian Railway History
^ Q5 Australian Steam
