This list was originally compiled by Michael Dix and Andrew Dix, and published in their 1991 book Locomotives of the Tasmanian Transport Museum.
This list includes all classes of steam locomotive operated by the Tasmanian Government Railways (TGR). Note that in the case of the ex TMLR (Tasmanian Main Line Railway Company) and ex L&WR (Launceston and Western Railway) locos, only those surviving and being reclassed by the TGR have been included (These two private railways were taken over by the TGR in 1890 and 1872 respectively, and many locomotives were quickly replaced by the TGR). Details of these locomotives can be found in the books Too Many Loose Rails and Early steam in Tasmania, both by Brian Chamberlain.
1067 mm gauge Steam Locomotives |
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| Class | Placed in Service |
Built By | Number in class |
Wheel Arrangement |
Notes |
| E+ | 1873-1875 | Hunslet | 5 | 4-4-0 | Ex TMLR. Originally 4-6-0T |
| A+ | 1875 | Hunslet | 1 | 4-4-0T | Ex TMLR. Converted to tender loco |
| F | 1878 | Neilson | 1 | 4-4-0 | Ex TMLR. Originally 0-4-2 |
| B+ | 1884 | Hunslet | 3 | 4-4-0 | Ex TMLR. |
| B | 1885-1890 | Beyer, Peacock | 15 | 4-4-0 | |
| C | 1885-1937 | Beyer, Peacock | 28 | 2-6-0 | Some converted to CC, CCS classes |
| D+ | 1886-1887 | Dubs | 2 | 4-4-2T | Ex TMLR. |
| C+ | 1889-1890 | Dubs | 4 | 4-6-0 | Ex TMLR. |
| A | 1891 | TGR workshops | 1 | 4-2-2 | Converted from broad gauge A5 |
| D | 1891-1908 | Beyer, Peacock | 5 | 2-4-2T | |
| A | 1892-1902 | Beyer, Peacock | 8 | 4-4-0 | Reboilered & known as Ab class |
| E | 1907 | Beyer, Peacock | 2 | 4-6-0 | |
| Ab | 1907-1945 | TGR shops | 8 | 4-4-0 | Modified ex A class. Carried only A class plates on loco |
| CC | 1912-1916 | TGR shops | 6 | 2-6-0 | Modified ex C class |
| L | 1912 | Beyer, Peacock | 2 | 2-6-2 + 2-6-2 | |
| M | 1912 | Beyer, Peacock | 2 | 4-4-2 + 2-4-4 | |
| P | 1921 | Clyde | 1 | 2-6-2T | Ex Allan Taylor & Co., NSW |
| T | 1921 | Walkers | 6 | 4-8-0 | Ex South Australian Railways T class |
| Q | 1922-1945 | Perry, Walkers, Clyde | 19 | 4-8-2 | |
| R | 1923 | Perry | 4 | 4-6-2 | |
| CCS | 1924-1928 | TGR shops | 4 | 2-6-0 | Modified ex C class |
| DS | 1939-1944 | NZ Railways, Price | 8 | 2-6-4T | Ex New Zealand Railways Wf class |
| G | 1944-1950 | CLTB & Clyde Engineering |
14 | 4-8-2 + 2-8-4 | Australian Standard Garratt. Some ex Queensland Railways |
| F | 1949 | James Martin | 4 | 2-6-0 | Ex Commonwealth Railways NFB class. 3 more purchased but did not enter service |
| H | 1951 | Vulcan Foundry | 8 | 4-8-2 | |
| M | 1952 | Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn |
10 | 4-6-2 | Some modified to MA Class |
| MA | 1957-1958 | TGR shops | 4 | 4-6-2 | Modified ex M Class |
610 mm gauge locomotives |
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| Class | Placed in Service |
Built By | Number in class |
Wheel Arrangement |
Notes |
| G | 1896-1900 | Sharp Stewart | 3 | 0-4-2T | |
| H | 1896-1899 | Krauss | 4 | 0-4-0T | |
| J | 1901 | Hagans-Erfurt | 1 | 2-6-4-0T | |
| K | 1909 | Beyer, Peacock | 2 | 0-4-0 + 0-4-0 | First garratt locomotives ever built |
1600 mm gauge locomotives |
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| Class | Placed in Service |
Built By | Number in class |
Wheel Arrangement |
Notes |
A |
1868-1870 | Robert Stephenson | 4 | 4-4-0T | Ex L&WR. |
A |
1873 | Sharp Stewart | 1 | 2-4-0 | Converted to narrow gauge A1 |
The 1600mm gauge Launceston to Deloraine line was taken over by the TGR in 1870, and broad gauge operations ceased in 1888, and the section was converted to single gauge only.
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