Tasmanian Government Railway No. CCS25 (Works No. 4417) is a mixed traffic 2-6-0 steam locomotive, built in 1906 as No. C25 by Beyer Peacock & Co.
It was taken out of service in 1925 and rebuilt in Launceston workshops. The older boiler was replaced with a modern superheated design and the Stephenson interior motion replaced with Walschaerts outside motion. CCS25 was built for both passenger and freight services, and amassed a total of 1.6 million kilometers ran by its withdrawal in 1964.
CCS25 remained in storage until it was donated to the Van Diemen's Light Railway Society in 1978 by Australian National Railways. Restoration had begun by 1981, with a part of Launceston roundhouse being leased to the VDLRS to restore the locomotive. Restoration was completed by 1988 and CCS25 was painted an emerald green livery, which it carried until overhaul in the mid-2000s. As of November 2022 it's nearing the end of its long term overhaul. CCS25 has performed trials under its own power, but still requires more work.[1]
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Trivia[]
- CCS25 was assigned to Mole Creek and Devonport.
- The odd thing is there is a 1906 works plate on the frames of CCS25 suggesting at sometime, parts off C26 or C27 were used to rebuild this engine.
- As seems usual the tender is off a different 1906 built class member.
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- ↑ History of the Don River Railway's Locomotives, Railcars and Carriages By Greg Cooper