Built for Tasmanian Government Railways and used mainly as a passenger loco. Withdrawn from service in 1960. Stored and preserved in a park at Ross in 1971. Acquired by DVR in April 2000 and transferred to New Norfolk soon after and stored.
Locomotive M1 Chronology
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| 1951
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| 1951
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Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns
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Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
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| 1951
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Built by Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns
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Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
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Shipped to Tasmania - unloaded Hobart
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Hobart
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In Service Tasmania
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Used mostly
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| 1960
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withdrawn from service
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| 1971
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Stored in park at Ross
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| 2000
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Acquired by DVR and transferred to New Norfolk Yard
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