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=== X10 Locomotive Timeline ===
=== Locomotive X10 Timeline ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|Mid 1950  
|Mid 1950  
|Built by Vulcan Foundry, Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England fitted with English Electric 6SRKT Mk. 1.
|Built by Vulcan Foundry, Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England fitted with English Electric 6SRKT Mk. 1.<sup>1</sup>
|-
|-
|1/12/1950
|1/12/1950
|Arrived Kings Pier, Hobart on ship; "Imperial Star"
|Arrived Kings Pier, Hobart on ship; "Imperial Star".<sup>1</sup>
|-
|-
|8/3/1951
|8/3/1951
|Entered service painted TGR green
|Entered service painted TGR green.<sup>1</sup>
|-
|-
|December 1955  
|December 1955  
|Repainted red.
|Repainted red.<sup>1</sup>
|-
|-
|1977
|1977
|Repainted to yellow / black from red (last 'X' class in red).
|Repainted to yellow / black from red (last 'X' class in red).<sup>1</sup>
|-
|-
|9/6/1988
|9/6/1988
|Withdrawn from service in Hobart. (Closing mileage: 2,386,017 kms.)
|Withdrawn from service in Hobart. (Closing mileage: 2,386,017 kms.)<sup>1</sup>
|-
|-
|24/8/1988
|24/8/1988
|Ran north on the final vacuum braked train to Launceston (with Y7 and X18)
|Ran north on the final vacuum braked train to Launceston (with Y7 and X18)<sup>1</sup>
|-
|-
|28/8/1988
|28/8/1988
|Written off & sold to Tasmanian Locomotive Co.
|Written off & sold to Tasmanian Locomotive Co.<sup>1</sup>
|-
|-
|28/10/1988
|28/10/1988
|Delivered to T.L.Co. at Cadburys.
|Delivered to Tasmanian Locomotive Co. at Cadburys.<sup>1</sup>
|-
|-
|1/1/1989
|1/1/1989
|Returned to service by T.L.Co.
|Returned to service by Tasmanian Locomotive Co.<sup>1</sup>
|-
|-
|1990
|1990
|'''Sold to Derwent Valley Railway.'''
|'''Sold to Derwent Valley Railway.<sup>1</sup>'''
|-
|-
|17/12/1993
|17/12/1993
|Penultimate train on the Cadburys Branch (with X18). DVR transfer to New Norfolk.
|Penultimate train on the Cadburys Branch (with X18). DVR transfer to New Norfolk.<sup>1</sup>
|-
|
|References:
 
# Stephen Zvillis 2021
|}
|}



Revision as of 06:45, 20 October 2022

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Locomotive X10 Timeline

Mid 1950   Built by Vulcan Foundry, Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England fitted with English Electric 6SRKT Mk. 1.1
1/12/1950 Arrived Kings Pier, Hobart on ship; "Imperial Star".1
8/3/1951 Entered service painted TGR green.1
December 1955 Repainted red.1
1977 Repainted to yellow / black from red (last 'X' class in red).1
9/6/1988 Withdrawn from service in Hobart. (Closing mileage: 2,386,017 kms.)1
24/8/1988 Ran north on the final vacuum braked train to Launceston (with Y7 and X18)1
28/8/1988 Written off & sold to Tasmanian Locomotive Co.1
28/10/1988 Delivered to Tasmanian Locomotive Co. at Cadburys.1
1/1/1989 Returned to service by Tasmanian Locomotive Co.1
1990 Sold to Derwent Valley Railway.1
17/12/1993 Penultimate train on the Cadburys Branch (with X18). DVR transfer to New Norfolk.1
References:
  1. Stephen Zvillis 2021

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Wikipedia Page for X Class Locomotives in Tasmania:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian_Government_Railways_X_class