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]
tasmanian, government, railways, class, class, steam, locomotives, operated, tasmanian, government, railways, undergoing, preparation, operation, 2021, left, west, coast, pioneers, museumtype, originpower, typesteambuilderbeyer, peacock, cobuild, date1885, 190. The Tasmanian Government Railways C class is a class of 2 6 0 steam locomotives operated by the Tasmanian Government Railways C22 undergoing preparation for operation Dec 2021 Tasmanian Government Railways C classC1 left at the West Coast Pioneers MuseumType and originPower typeSteamBuilderBeyer Peacock amp CoBuild date1885 1907Total produced27SpecificationsConfiguration Whyte2 6 0Gauge1 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 typeCoalBoiler pressure140 lbf in2 0 97 MPa 145 lbf in2 1 00 MPa Cylinder size14 5 in 20 in 368 mm 508 mm Performance figuresTractive effort12 507 lbf 55 63 kN CareerOperatorsTasmanian Government RailwaysNumbersC1 C28PreservedC1 C22 CCS23 CCS25Disposition4 preserved 24 scrappedHistory editBetween 1885 and 1892 the Tasmanian Government Railways took delivery of 19 C class locomotives from Beyer Peacock amp 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 amp 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 editFour 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 edit a b Turner Jim 1997 Australian Steam Locomotives 1896 1958 Kenthurst Kangaroo Press pp 66 99 143 ISBN 086417778X a b c Oberg Leon 2010 Locomotives of Australia 1850s 2010 Dural Rosenberg Publishing p 65 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tasmanian Government Railways C class amp oldid 1178734027, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
