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830 2050
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After the four lower numbered locos had been removed for preservation, Y7 and Y8 remained stored wit

Y7 was built by the TGR in 1971, and was used up until 1989 on all kinds of vacuum braked trains around the Tasmanian railway system. After withdrawal, Y7 remained in Tasrail ownership as a source of spare parts for the remaining two Y class locos.

In 2001 the body shell and underframe were rebuilt into a driving trailer for the Railton-Devonport cement trains. In one direction the driver travels in the DV, controlling the pushing locomotive (usually a DQ class) with a portable remote control set. After arrival, the driver loads/unloads the train from the ground, and then boards the train locomotive for the return trip. The loco body contains a small compressor for the horn and batteries to supply the headlight, as well as concrete ballast weight. It has been stored since the cessation of radio control operations on the Cement train following the 2018 runaway.

Work had been ongoing for some time to convert former locomotive DQ2007 to a second DV unit (possibly for mainline trains where only on TR is required). Work had been completed by 2020, but the vehicle sees only occasion use (often on ballast trains). DV2 can be operated in wired multiple-unit operation with other locos and retains a full cab with its original controls. There have also been instances of DQ2011 running in a similar mode in 2020 whilst it waited on main generator repairs.

Whilst not strictly an (ex-)locomotive, PNT introduced a second vehicle for leading trains whilst the locomotives propel from the rear. In 2007, the former test vehicle ZX 1 (itself a combination of guards van GV 3 and a recycled tank wagon frame) was retrieved from storage and overhauled to allow the Bell Bay train to be propelled the 5 km from Bell Bay wharf to George Town yard with the shunter riding safely on the "front" of the train. The van was fitted with headlights, an emergency brake valve, a safe work area for the Rail Operator and a diesel generator set. The van trails the train from East Tamar each morning and is returned to the rear for the return trip in the evening due to the light construction of the underframe. It was eventually withdrawn from service following the closure of the line onto the wharves.

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Other identities

Previous IdentityClass & NumberATN NumberPost Identity
Y7  DV 1  
DQ2007  DV 2  

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After the four lower numbered locos had been removed for preservation, Y7 and Y8 remained stored wit
With the mechanical work involved in its conversion from a Y class to a DV driving trailer nearly co
Y7 is shown here after its conversion to DV1 but prior to painting. July 2001
During its initial rebuilt, the near empty body of DV1 is pictured containing little more than an ai
Drivers cab of DV1 when newly converted in 2001. Note the rectangular space for the remote control u
DV1 leads an empty cement train out of the Devonport yard, November 2001
Driving trailer DV1 (ex Y7) leads a Railton bound empty cement train away from Devonport while loco
With the cement train cancelled for a few days, DV1 is picture at Railton being towed back to East T
The rail operator keeps a good lookout and talks to his driver by radio as van ZX 1 leads train 53 f
DV1 sits at the rear of a loaded cement train as it gets unloaded at Devonport, February 2008
The bulk cement traffic between Railton and Devonport is the largest freight task carried by rail in
Showing the effects of a recent rain shower, a very grubby DV1 trails a loaded cement train into Dev
Repainted in TasRail grey and yellow but liberally covered in cement dust, a grubby DV1 leads the ce
The next step in the process. The MV Goliath sits at its berth along side the Yarra River in Melbour
Shunters vehicle ZX 1 leads Z2113 and two newly delivered TR locomotives having just arrived at Geor
A cement encrusted DV1 trails the loaded cement train into Devonport yard, January 2015

 

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