H2

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 withdrawn from traffic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
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Wikipedia Page H Class Locomotives in Tasmania:

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