The Tasmanian Government Railways G class was a class of 0-4-2 Tank engines that were operated by the Tasmanian Government Railways.
History[]
In 1896, the Tasmanian Government Railways purchased two 0-4-2 Tank engines from Sharp, Stewart and Company of Glasgow, Scotland to operate the North East Dundas Tramway. Shortly after entering service, on May 17, 1897, G1 was destroyed after the boiler had exploded. The crew were killed from the explosion and the boiler flung 30 metres into the air landing 230 metres away. A replacement locomotive arrived in 1900, assuming G1's identity. After the railway closed, both G1 and G2 were sold to the Isis Sugar Mill in Cordalba, Queensland and converted to tender locomotives.
G1 ended up in a Childers service station, but has since disappeared, while G2 was sold for use at a planned Sydney theme park, but illegally cut up at St Marys in 1991.
| Builder's number |
Built | TGR no |
Isis no |
Isis name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4198 | 1896 | G1 | ||
| 4432 | 1898 | G2 | 10 | Tassie B |
| 4619 | 1900 | G1 | 9 | Tassie A |
Trivia[]
- The G class designation was reused for the Australian Standard Garratt locomotives in the 1940s which is their namesake,.