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=== Steam Locomotive H2 Timeline ===
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|1951  - October 12th
|Belpariel docked at Hobart with eight H class Steam Locomotives, H1 through H8, as deck cargo.
On same ship were V5 and V6.
All the H class locos were unloaded at Hobart then towed to Launceston railway workshops.
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|1951 - Nov/Dec
|H2 entered service. But only able to operate North of Parattah due to height of Rhyndaston Tunnel.
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|1956 - Sept
|H2 repainted Red (with H6) to match saloon passenger carriages
|-
|1960s - early
|due for heavy overhaul and boiler retubing but management decided to withdraw
when deemed unfit to remain in service (due to the introduction of diesel electrics)
|-
|1961 - May
|Stored at Launceston Roundhouse
|-
|1966
|After H7 having problems H2 was brought out of storage for a major overhaul
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|1967 - September
|Overhaul finished with fresh coat of red paint.
|-
|-
|[[File:210529 1999 Dennis DVR booklet 5 H2 No.3 Bridge photo C Court.jpg|frameless]]
|1971 - February
|}'''Wikipedia Page for H Class Locomotives in Tasmania:'''
|With H5 in the Railway Centenary Celebrations
|-
|1971-1975
|Hobart suburban passenger trains,Tasman Limited feeder trains (between Launceston and Western Junction),
special passenger trains and occasional goods trains.
|-
|1975 - October
|Need for major boiler repairs -> withdrawn from traffic
|-
|1979 - May
|at same time as H5 sold by ANR, H2 sold to "two Hobart rail enthusiasts."
|-
|1979 - June
|Transferred to Hobart.
|-
|1987 - April
|Excursion trains mainly Hobart to Maydena
|-
|1991 - late
|Ownership moved from Tasmanian Locomotive Company to Derwent Valley Railway Preservation Society.
|-
|Until May 1994
|Operating out of New Norfolk Yard
|-
|1994 - May
|Boiler required repairs
|-
|___________________
|
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=== '''Wikipedia Page H Class Locomotives in Tasmania:''' ===
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian_Government_Railways_H_class_(1951)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian_Government_Railways_H_class_(1951)

Latest revision as of 07:22, 19 November 2023

H2 Photographs

Steam Locomotive H2 Timeline

Date
1951 - October 12th Belpariel docked at Hobart with eight H class Steam Locomotives, H1 through H8, as deck cargo.

On same ship were V5 and V6.

All the H class locos were unloaded at Hobart then towed to Launceston railway workshops.

1951 - Nov/Dec H2 entered service. But only able to operate North of Parattah due to height of Rhyndaston Tunnel.
1956 - Sept H2 repainted Red (with H6) to match saloon passenger carriages
1960s - early due for heavy overhaul and boiler retubing but management decided to withdraw

when deemed unfit to remain in service (due to the introduction of diesel electrics)

1961 - May Stored at Launceston Roundhouse
1966 After H7 having problems H2 was brought out of storage for a major overhaul
1967 - September Overhaul finished with fresh coat of red paint.
1971 - February With H5 in the Railway Centenary Celebrations
1971-1975 Hobart suburban passenger trains,Tasman Limited feeder trains (between Launceston and Western Junction),

special passenger trains and occasional goods trains.

1975 - October Need for major boiler repairs -> withdrawn from traffic
1979 - May at same time as H5 sold by ANR, H2 sold to "two Hobart rail enthusiasts."
1979 - June Transferred to Hobart.
1987 - April Excursion trains mainly Hobart to Maydena
1991 - late Ownership moved from Tasmanian Locomotive Company to Derwent Valley Railway Preservation Society.
Until May 1994 Operating out of New Norfolk Yard
1994 - May Boiler required repairs
___________________

Wikipedia Page H Class Locomotives in Tasmania:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian_Government_Railways_H_class_(1951)