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|Arrived Princes Wharf, Hobart on ship; "Clan Urquhart" | |Arrived Princes Wharf, Hobart on ship; "Clan Urquhart" | ||
| | |c/- Stephen Zvillis | ||
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|3/12/1951 | |3/12/1951 | ||
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|Entered service painted TGR green | |Entered service painted TGR green | ||
| | |c/- Stephen Zvillis | ||
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|29/7/1955 | |29/7/1955 | ||
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|Repainted red | |Repainted red | ||
| | |c/- Stephen Zvillis | ||
|- | |- | ||
|9/6/1988 | |9/6/1988 | ||
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|Last 'X' class powered goods train - Boyer Paper Train #'s 5110/5111. Replaced X10 as Hobart shunter. | |Last 'X' class powered goods train - Boyer Paper Train #'s 5110/5111. Replaced X10 as Hobart shunter. | ||
| | |c/- Stephen Zvillis | ||
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|July 1988 | |July 1988 | ||
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|Withdrawn from service in Hobart. (Closing mileage: 2,400,904 kms.) | |Withdrawn from service in Hobart. (Closing mileage: 2,400,904 kms.) | ||
| | |c/- Stephen Zvillis | ||
|- | |- | ||
|24/8/1988 | |24/8/1988 | ||
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|Ran north on the final vacuum braked train to Launceston (with Y7 and X10) | |Ran north on the final vacuum braked train to Launceston (with Y7 and X10) | ||
| | |c/- Stephen Zvillis | ||
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|28/8/1988 | |28/8/1988 | ||
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|Sold to Tasmanian Locomotive Co. | |Sold to Tasmanian Locomotive Co. | ||
| | |c/- Stephen Zvillis | ||
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|1/11/1988 | |1/11/1988 | ||
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|Delivered to Tasmanian Locomotive Co. at Cadburys. | |Delivered to Tasmanian Locomotive Co. at Cadburys. | ||
| | |c/- Stephen Zvillis | ||
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|1/1/1989 | |1/1/1989 | ||
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|Returned to service by Tasmanian Locomotive Co. | |Returned to service by Tasmanian Locomotive Co. | ||
| | |c/- Stephen Zvillis | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1990 | |1990 | ||
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|'''Sold to Derwent Valley Railway.''' | |'''Sold to Derwent Valley Railway.''' | ||
| | |c/- Stephen Zvillis | ||
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|17/12/1993 | |17/12/1993 | ||
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|Penultimate train on the Cadburys Branch (with X10). DVR transfer to New Norfolk. | |Penultimate train on the Cadburys Branch (with X10). DVR transfer to New Norfolk. | ||
| | |c/- Stephen Zvillis | ||
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|22 - 23/2/2000 | |22 - 23/2/2000 | ||
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|Ran on the longest passenger train in Tasmania since the 1960's (with Y2, X4 & Y6) - Hash House Special (D'port - L'ton - Hbt & return) | |Ran on the longest passenger train in Tasmania since the 1960's (with Y2, X4 & Y6) - Hash House Special (D'port - L'ton - Hbt & return) | ||
| | |c/- Stephen Zvillis | ||
|- | |- | ||
|4/3/2003 > 7/3/2003 | |4/3/2003 > 7/3/2003 | ||
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|On hire to the Don River Railway (with Y4). | |On hire to the Don River Railway (with Y4). | ||
| | |c/- Stephen Zvillis | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Late 2005 | |Late 2005 | ||
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|Last mainline run. | |Last mainline run. | ||
| | |c/- Stephen Zvillis | ||
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===Photographs=== | ===Photographs=== | ||
Revision as of 22:59, 18 October 2022
Built for Tasmanian Government Railways and used as a mixed traffic loco. Purchased in 1988 by Tasmanian Locomotive Company. Purchased by DVR in 1991.
X18 Timeline
| Date | image | Source | |
| Mid 1951 | Built by Vulcan Foundry, Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England fitted with English Electric 6SRKT Mk. 1. | c/- Stephen Zvillis | |
| 9/9/1951 | Arrived Princes Wharf, Hobart on ship; "Clan Urquhart" | c/- Stephen Zvillis | |
| 3/12/1951 | Entered service painted TGR green | c/- Stephen Zvillis | |
| 29/7/1955 | Repainted red | c/- Stephen Zvillis | |
| 9/6/1988 | Last 'X' class powered goods train - Boyer Paper Train #'s 5110/5111. Replaced X10 as Hobart shunter. | c/- Stephen Zvillis | |
| July 1988 | Withdrawn from service in Hobart. (Closing mileage: 2,400,904 kms.) | c/- Stephen Zvillis | |
| 24/8/1988 | Ran north on the final vacuum braked train to Launceston (with Y7 and X10) | c/- Stephen Zvillis | |
| 28/8/1988 | Sold to Tasmanian Locomotive Co. | c/- Stephen Zvillis | |
| 1/11/1988 | Delivered to Tasmanian Locomotive Co. at Cadburys. | c/- Stephen Zvillis | |
| 1/1/1989 | Returned to service by Tasmanian Locomotive Co. | c/- Stephen Zvillis | |
| 1990 | Sold to Derwent Valley Railway. | c/- Stephen Zvillis | |
| 17/12/1993 | Penultimate train on the Cadburys Branch (with X10). DVR transfer to New Norfolk. | c/- Stephen Zvillis | |
| 22 - 23/2/2000 | Ran on the longest passenger train in Tasmania since the 1960's (with Y2, X4 & Y6) - Hash House Special (D'port - L'ton - Hbt & return) | c/- Stephen Zvillis | |
| 4/3/2003 > 7/3/2003 | On hire to the Don River Railway (with Y4). | c/- Stephen Zvillis | |
| Late 2005 | Last mainline run. | c/- Stephen Zvillis |
Photographs
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State Archives
ANR - Asset Register | ||
Brakes
Wikipedia Page for X Class Locomotives in Tasmania:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian_Government_Railways_X_class