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W Class

Classes:
TGR & AN ATN & PN
U DQ
V A
W QR
X & XA DC
Y D
Z DV
ZA MKA
830 2050
DP13 TR
ZB EBR
ZC No. 21
Linmac No. 22
ZR & ZP 10
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With their motors sold and removed, the remains of the two W class sit at Launceston workshops befor

In 1959, two diesel-hydraulic locomotives, capable of running in multiple, were purchased with the hope of replacing steam locomotives on the North East and other branch lines. With the closure of some lines, the upgrading of others and the excess M class steam locos, no furthur W class were built, and slightly modernised V class were used on some branchlines. Both locomotives were scrapped in 1981, having spent their later years as shunters or close to the Launceston workshops

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TGR outline diagram for W class locos (L27)
A press advertisement from 1960 featuring the W class
W1 waits outside Launceston roundhouse, sometime in the early 1970s
W2 sits out of use at the Launceston roundhouse in April 1980. The loco would linger for another yea
W1 sits out of use at the Launceston roundhouse in April 1980. The loco would linger for another yea
With their motors sold and removed, the remains of the two W class sit at Launceston workshops befor

 

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