To read more about the W, U and V class, see the table below.

UNIT NO. / NAME

DATE / EVENT

W1

  • Early 1959 - Built by Tulloch Ltd. Rhodes, New South Wales and fitted with a Rolls Royce C8TFL 350hp engine & Krupp 2WI.LI.15 transmission.

  • Mid 1959? - Arrived in Tasmania  (ship unknown)

  • 10/1959 - Entered service in red colour scheme

  • Date unknown - Painted in Tiger stripe livery

  • Early 1980 - Stored out of service 

  • 16/01/1981 - Written off

  • 7/1981 - Stripped of mechanical components

  • 17/08/1981 - Scrapping completed

W2

  • Early 1959 - Built by Tulloch Ltd. Rhodes, New South Wales and fitted with a Rolls Royce C8TFL 350hp engine & Krupp 2WI.LI.15 transmission.

  • Mid 1959? - Arrived in Tasmania  (ship unknown)

  • 10/1959 - Entered service in red colour scheme

  • Date unknown - Painted in Tiger stripe livery

  • Early 1980 - Stored out of service 

  • 16/01/1981 - Written off

  • 7/1981 - Stripped of mechanical components

  • 17/08/1981 - Scrapping completed

U1  

  • 1950 - Built by Malcolm Moore Industries, Victoria for Utah Constructions - Malcolm Moore Model 10-102 fitted with a Gardner 6LW engine and Wilson-Drewry transmission

  • 1951 - 1955 - Engaged on construction work on the S.E.C. (Vic.) Kiewa Hydro-electric Power Scheme as SEC No.13-E-25

  • 1955 - Stored surplus at Mt. Beauty (Kiewa River), N.E. Victoria

  •  2/1956 - Shipped to Tasmania by Utah Constructions for work on the H.E.C. Wayatinah 'B' Tunnel construction

  • Early 1958 - Bought by the T.G.R. & moved to Launceston

  • Early - mid 1958 - Rebuilt to 3'6" gauge and new cab and running boards fitted at Launceston Railway Workshops

  • 6/1958 - Entered service (allocated to Launceston)

  • Early 1975 - 12/1975 - Transferred to Campania (rail transhipment point for Hobart's Eastern Shore following Tasman Bridge collapse). 1st 'U' class to operate south of Launceston

  • Early 1976 / Late 1977 / early 1978? - Stored out of service (but available for service as required) in Hobart

  • End 1980 - Stored out of service in Devonport

  • 16/01/1981 - Written off

  • 5/1981 - Sold to a fisherman (Mr. M.F. Best of King Island)

  • 13/6/ 1981 - Stripped of mechanical components. Loaded on KKC2, Devonport wharf

  • 27/10/1981 - Transferred back to Launceston

  • 4/1982- Locomotive shell donated and transferred to Don River Railway, Devonport

  • 1989 - Loco shell cosmetically restored and sent to Savage River in exchange for the Strahan Marine Board Dubs 2-4-2T steam locomotive (originally Bundaberg Railway No. 2 (latterly Q.R. 4D9 No. 131)

  • 1997 - Returned to DRR from Savage River and stored

  • 2009? - Scrapped

U2

  • 1951 - Built by Malcolm Moore Industries, Victoria for Utah Constructions - Malcolm Moore Model 10-102 fitted with a Gardner 6LW engine and Wilson-Drewry transmission

  • 1951 - 1955 - Engaged on construction work on the S.E.C. (Vic.) Kiewa Hydro-electric Power Scheme as SEC No.13-E-29

  • 1955 - Stored surplus at Mt. Beauty (Kiewa River), N.E. Victoria

  • 2/1956 - Shipped to Tasmania by Utah Constructions for work on the H.E.C. Wayatinah 'B' Tunnel construction

  • Early 1958 - Bought by the T.G.R. & moved to Launceston

  • Early - mid 1958 - Rebuilt to 3'6" gauge and new cab and running boards fitted at Launceston Railway Workshops

  • 7/1958 - Entered service (allocated to Stanley)

  • 11/1976 - On hire to Don River Railway

  • 12/1980 - Off hire & returned to Australian National Railways (in Devonport) to store

  • 16/01/ 981 - Written off

  • 5/1981 - Sold to a fisherman (for the engine)

  • 7/1981 - Stripped of mechanical components

  • 25/07/1982 - Frame and cab only noted in Devonport

U3

  • 1951 - Built by Malcolm Moore Industries, Victoria for Utah Constructions - Malcolm Moore Model 10-102 fitted with a Gardner 6LW engine and Wilson-Drewry transmission

  • 1951 - 1954 - Engaged on construction work on the S.E.C. (Vic.) Kiewa Hydro-electric Power Scheme as SEC No.13-E-30

  • 4/1954 - Stored surplus at Bandiana, Victoria

  • 4/1959 - Bought by the T.G.R. & shipped to Tas.

  • Early - mid 1959 - Rebuilt to 3'6" gauge and new cab and running boards fitted at Launceston Railway Workshops

  • 10/1959 - Entered service (allocated to Wynyard)

  • Mid 1962 - Based in Zeehan for demolition of the Zeehan - Strahan Railway

  • 2/1963 - Returned to the main TGR system

  • Mid 1981 - Stored out of service

  • 29/9/1981 - Written off

  • 26/10/1981 - Returned to service & fitted with auto-couplers and repainted in Tiger stripe livery

  • 11/1983 - Stored out of service (failed gearbox)

  • 7/1987 - Sold to Alan Foken (Hillwood Strawberry Farm). Stripped of mechanical components and shell left with Don River Railway

  • 12/1990 - Shell placed in Launceston City Park (in exchange for TGR Beyer Peacock 4-4-0 steam locomotive, A4)

U4

  • 1951 - Built by Malcolm Moore Industries, Victoria for Utah Constructions - Malcolm Moore Model 10-102 fitted with a Gardner 6LW engine and Wilson-Drewry transmission

  • 1951 - 1954 - Engaged on construction work on the S.E.C. (Vic.) Kiewa Hydro-electric Power Scheme as SEC No.13-E-30

  • 4/1954 - Stored surplus at Bandiana, Victoria

  • 4/1959 - Bought by the T.G.R. & shipped to Tas

  • Mid - late 1959 - Rebuilt to 3'6" gauge and new cab and running boards fitted at Launceston Railway Workshops

  • 12/1959 - Entered service (allocated to Ulverstone)

  • Mid 1981 - Stored out of service in Stanley

  • 29/09/1981 - Written off

  • 08/06/1982 - Sold to a farmer at Wiltshire Junction

  • 6/1982 - Towed to Wiltshire Jct. from Stanley

  • Late 6/1982 - Dismantled - underframe and wheels left

  • Early 1990's - Remains of U4 disappeared

SEC No.13-E-33

  • 1950 - Built by Malcolm Moore Industries, Victoria for Utah Constructions - Malcolm Moore Model 10-102 fitted with a Gardner 6LW engine and Wilson-Drewry transmission

  • 1951 - 1954 - Engaged on construction work on the S.E.C. (Vic.) Kiewa Hydro-electric Power Scheme

  • 4/1954 - Stored surplus at Bandiana, Victoria

  • 8/1959 - Bought by the Commonwealth Dept. of Supply & shipped to Tasmania

  • Late 1959 - Rebuilt to 3'3" gauge and new cab and running boards fitted at Launceston Workshops as a contribution to the Colombo Plan

  • August 1960 - Shipped from Devonport to Bangkok, Thailand

  • Late 1960 - Entered  service at Lignite Authority's  Mae Moh Power Station, Lampang province, Thailand.

  • Date unknown - Preserved at the Mae Moh Mine Museum, Lampang Province, Thailand. 

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SEC No.13-E-34

  • 1950 - Built by Malcolm Moore Industries, Victoria for Utah Constructions - Malcolm Moore Model 10-102 fitted with a Gardner 6LW engine and Wilson-Drewry transmission

  • 1951 - 1954 - Engaged on construction work on the S.E.C. (Vic.) Kiewa Hydro-electric Power Scheme

  • 4/1954 - Stored surplus at Bandiana, Victoria

  • 8/1959 - Bought by the Commonwealth Dept. of Supply & shipped to Tasmania

  • Late 1959 - Rebuilt to 3'3" gauge and new cab and running boards fitted at Launceston Workshops as a contribution to the Colombo Plan

  • August 1960 - Shipped from Devonport to Bangkok, Thailand

  • Late 1960 - Entered  service at Lignite Authority's  Mae Moh Power Station, Lampang province, Thailand.

  • Date unknown - Preserved at the Mae Moh Mine Museum, Lampang Province, Thailand. 

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U5

  • 1951 - Built by Malcolm Moore Industries, Victoria for Utah Constructions - Malcolm Moore Model 10-102 fitted with a Gardner 6LW engine and Wilson-Drewry transmission

  • 1951 - 1954 - Engaged on construction work on the S.E.C. (Vic.) Kiewa Hydro-electric Power Scheme as SEC No.13-E-36

  • 4/1954 - Stored surplus at Footscray, Victoria

  • 7/1959 - Bought by the T.G.R. & shipped to Tasmania

  • Mid - late 1959 - Rebuilt to 3'6" gauge and new cab and running boards fitted at Launceston Workshops

  • 8/04/1960 - Entered service (allocated to Smithton)

  • 1974 - 1981 - Stored out of use (but available for service) in Smithton

  • Mid 1981 - Stored out of service in Smithton

  • 29/09/1981 - Written off

  • June 1982 - Sold to TTMS member, Ted Lidster

  • Late August 1982 - Railed (on KKC wagon) to Hobart

  • 28/01/1984 - Towed TGR  steam locomotive H2 from Hobart to new Tas. Loco. Co. Depot at Cadburys, Claremont

  • 16/12/1989 - Last locomotive to use the Cadbury's warehouse siding

  • 17/12/1993 - Transfer run of Tas. Loco. Co. rolling stock from Cadburys to Derwent Valley Railway, New Norfolk. Final rail vehicle to traverse the Cadbury Branch Line.

  • 20/08/2002 - Transported to Strahan for trackwork trains on West Coast Wilderness (Abt) Railway.

  • 05/09/2002 - Returned to DVR New Norfolk, having worked between Strahan and Dubbil Barril

  • Late 2002 - Track maintenance trains (New Norfolk - Westerway section)

  • 1/2011 - Out of service for running gear overhaul

  • 2020 - Running gear overhauled completed, repainted and name plate 'TED' attached

U6

  • 1951 - Built by Malcolm Moore Industries, Victoria for Utah Constructions - Malcolm Moore Model 10-102 fitted with a Gardner 6LW engine and Wilson-Drewry transmission

  • 1951 - 1954 - Engaged on construction work on the S.E.C. (Vic.) Kiewa Hydro-electric Power Scheme as SEC No.13-E-41

  • 4/1954 - Stored surplus at Footscray, Victoria

  • 7/1959 - Bought by the T.G.R. & shipped to Tasmania

  • Mid - late 1959 - Rebuilt to 3'6" gauge and new cab and running boards fitted at Launceston Workshops

  • 6/1960 - Entered service allocated to Devonport

  • Mid 1981 - Stored out of service in Deloraine

  • 29/09/1981 - Written off

  • 2/1982 - Sold to Don River Railway, Devonport

  • 3/1982 - Railed (on KKC wagon) to Don River Railway

V1 / VA1

  • Late 1947 - Built by Vulcan Foundry Ltd. Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England, on behalf of the Drewry Car Co, with a Gardner 8L3 204hp engine

  • 30/08/1948 - Arrived Ocean Wharf, Burnie aboard the ship "Port Hobart"

  • 30/09/1948 - Entered service (painted green)

  • 22/6/1962 - Re-engined with a Gardner 6L3 153hp engine. Reclassified to 'VA'

  • Late 1982 - Stored out of service in Hobart

  • 2/1983 - Written off

  • 25/2/1983 - Tendered for disposal. Sold to the Bellarine Peninsula Railway, Queenscliffe, Victoria

  • 10/1983 - Shipped from Hobart to Melbourne and roaded to the Bellarine Peninsula Railway

V2

  • Late 1947 - Built by Vulcan Foundry Ltd. Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England, on behalf of the Drewry Car Co, with a Gardner 8L3 204hp engine.

  • 30/08/1948 - Arrived Ocean Wharf, Burnie aboard the ship "Port Hobart"

  • 05/10/1948 - Entered service (painted green)

  • Between July 1961 & August 1965 - Intermittently on hire to the Emu Bay Railway, along with either V9 or V11

  • 12/1977 - General overhaul and repaint to Tiger stripe livery

  • 3/1984 - Stored out of service in Devonport

  • 28/03/1984 - Written off

  • 13/07/1984 - Tendered for disposal. Sold to the Don River Railway, Devonport

  • 10/1984 - Transferred to Don River Railway

  • 01/12/1984 - Entered service with Don River Railway

V3

  • Late 1947 - Built by Vulcan Foundry Ltd. Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England, on behalf of the Drewry Car Co, with a Gardner 8L3 204hp engine

  • 21/10/1948 - Arrived Ocean Wharf, Burnie aboard the ship "Port Napier"

  • 19/11/1948 - Entered service (painted green)

  • 30/08/1972 - Re-engined with a Gardner 6L3 153hp engine (ex VA8) and reclassified VA3

  • End of 1982 - Stored out of service in Burnie

  • 10/02/1983 - Written off

  • 25/02/1983 - Tendered for disposal. Sold to a fisherman (for the engine)

  • 25/04/1983 - Stripped of mechanical components

  • Mid 1983 - Loco shell scrapped

V4

  • Late 1947 - Built by Vulcan Foundry Ltd. Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England, on behalf of the Drewry Car Co, with a Gardner 8L3 204hp engine.

  • 22/11/1948 - Arrived Elizabeth St Pier, Hobart aboard the ship "Port Lyttelton"

  • 18/12/1948 - Entered service (painted green)

  • 12/1983 - Stored out of service in Launceston

  • 28/03/1984 - Written off

  • 13/07/1984 - Tendered for disposal. Sold to  the Don River Railway, Devonport

  • 11/1984 - Transferred to Don River Railway, Devonport

  • 11/1986 - Sold to the Hotham Valley Railway, Pinjarra, W.A

  • 23/11/1986 - Shipped to W.A. aboard the ship "Irene Greenwood"

  • 1987 - Converted to chopper couplings and repainted green. Transferred to Dwellingup to run trains to Etmilyn

V5

  • Late 1950 - Built by Vulcan Foundry Ltd. Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England, on behalf of the Drewry Car Co, with a Gardner 8L3 204hp engine

  • 12/10/1951 - Arrived Elizabeth St Pier, Hobart aboard the ship "Belpariel"

  • 29/10/1951 - Entered service (painted green)

  • 3/1979 - Heavy overhaul, window modifications (3rd rear & large sliding side windows added) & repainted yellow

  • Early 1986 - Stored out of service in Hobart

  • 6/1986 - Tendered for disposal. Sold to the Hotham Valley Railway, Pinjarra, W.A

  • 23/11/1986 - Shipped to W.A. aboard the ship "Irene Greenwood"

  • 1987 - Converted to chopper couplings and repainted green. Transferred to Dwellingup to run trains to Etmilyn

V6

  • Late 1950 - Built by Vulcan Foundry Ltd. Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England, on behalf of the Drewry Car Co, with a Gardner 8L3 204hp engine

  • 12/10/1951 - Arrived Elizabeth St Pier, Hobart aboard the ship "Belpariel"

  • 07/11/1951 - Entered service (painted green)

  • Mid 1981 - Stored out of service in Launceston (failed gearbox)

  • 08/08/1983 - Written off (still in TGR red). Only TGR diesel (other than 'U' class) never to be repainted yellow.

  • 30/09/1983 - Tendered for disposal. Sold to a fisherman (for the engine) 

  • 1988 - Stripped of mechanical components. Loco shell claimed by Don River Railway in Launceston

  • 1993 - Chassis moved to Don River Railway, Devonport

  • 2013? - Chassis sold to West Coast Wilderness Railway, Queenstown

  • 20/08/2015 - Frame sold to Derwent Valley Railway

  • 04/09/2015 - Transported to DVR New Norfolk

V7

  • Mid 1955 - Built by Vulcan Foundry Ltd. Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England, on behalf of the Drewry Car Co, with a Gardner 8L3 204hp engine

  • Early 1955 - Arrived Hobart (ship unknown)

  • 21/05/1955 - Entered service (painted red)

  • Mid 1981 - Stored out of service in Hobart (failed gearbox)

  • 08/08/1983 - Written off

  • 13/07/1984 - Tendered for disposal

  • 24/08/1984 - Tender recalled.  Loco stripped of mechanical components

  • Early 1985 - Loco shell donated to Kingborough Council

  • 3/1985 - Loco shell placed on display at Dru Point Reserve, Margate

  • 03/04/1998 - Loco shell acquired by Derwent Valley Railway & transported to New Norfolk

V8 / VA8

  • Mid 1955 - Built by Vulcan Foundry Ltd. Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England, on behalf of the Drewry Car Co, with a Gardner 8L3 204hp engine
    September 

  • Early 1955 - Arrived Hobart (ship unknown)

  • 01/07/1955 - Entered service (painted red)

  • 22/06/1962 - Re-engined with a Gardner 6L3 153hp engine. Reclassified to 'VA'

  • 02/10/1972 - Re-engined with a Gardner 8L3 204hp engine (ex VA3).

  • Early May 1987 - Stored out of service in Railton

  • 9/1987 - Tendered for disposal. Sold to the Bellarine Peninsula Railway, Queenscliffe, Victoria

  • 19/10/1987 - Railed (on wagon KKC2) to Hobart

  • 26/10/1987 - Shipped to Melbourne (on ship "Seaway Melbourne or Seaway Hobart"?

  • 1990's - Repainted red

  • December 2004 - Repainted green

V9

  • Mid 1958 - early 1959 - Built by the TGR in Launceston Workshops from components supplied by the Drewry Car Co, with a Gardner 8L3 204hp engine

  • 09/04/1959 - Entered service (painted red). Initially allocated to Zeehan (Strahan - Zeehan Line)

  • 7/1961 & 8/1965 - Intermittently on hire to the Emu Bay Railway, along with either V2 or V11

  • 11/1982 - Stored out of service

  • 12/04/1983 - Written off

  • 9/1983 - Sold to the Puffing Billy Railway, Belgrave, Victoria

  • End of 1983 - Shipped to Melbourne and transported to Belgrave

  • 1984 - Stripped of parts for PBR No. D21 (ex V12) then placed on display in Menzies Creek Museum

  • 11/2004 - Sold to West Coast Wilderness Railway, Queenstown

  • End of 2007 - Shipped to Burnie and transported to Queenstown

  • July 2011 - Replacement engine installed & cab modified from TGR built (wide cab) profile to Vulcan Foundry built (narrow cab) profile

V10

  • Early - mid 1962 - Built by the TGR in Launceston Workshops from components supplied by the Drewry Car Co, with a Gardner 8L3 204hp engine.

  • 08/10/1962 - Entered service (painted red). Initially allocated to Herrick (for the Legerwood - Herrick section of the North East Line)

  • 11/08/1981 - Noted derailed on Launceston Kings Wharf

  • 10/10/1981 - Stored out of service in Launceston (faulty radiator)

  • 08/08/1983 - Written off

  • 30/09/1983 - Tendered for disposal - Sold to a fisherman (for the engine)

  • Late 1983 - Stripped of mechanical components

  • 1/1984 - Scrapped

V11

  • Early - mid 1962 - Built by the TGR in Launceston Workshops from components supplied by the Drewry Car Co, with a Gardner 8L3 204hp engine.

  • 30/10/1962 - Entered service (painted red). Initially allocated to Zeehan (Strahan - Zeehan Line)

  • 7/1961 - 8/1965 - Intermittently on hire to the Emu Bay Railway, along with either V2 or V9

  • Late 1983 - Stored out of service in Burnie

  • 28/03/1984 - Written off

  • 13/07/1984 - Tendered for disposal - Sold to a fisherman (for the engine)

  • Late 1984 - Stripped of mechanical components & scrapped

V12

  • Late 1962 - early 1968 - Built intermittently by the TGR in Launceston Workshops from components supplied by the Drewry Car Co, with a Gardner 8L3 204hp engine

  • 14/08/1968 - Entered service (painted red)

  • 3/1983 - Stored out of service in Launceston (faulty engine)

  • 08/08/1983 - Written off

  • 9/1983 - Sold to the Puffing Billy Railway, Belgrave, Victoria

  • Late 1983 - Regauged from 3'6" (1067mm) to 2'6" (762mm) at Emu Bay Railway, Burnie Workshops

  • End of 1983 - Shipped from Burnie to Melbourne and transported to Belgrave

  • 1984 - 1986 - Rebuilt for PBR operations & renumbered D21

  • 1987 - Entered service on PBR

V13

  • 1953 - Built by Vulcan Foundry Ltd. Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England, on behalf of the Drewry Car Co, with a Gardner 8L3 204hp engine

  • 1953 - Arrived (arrival port and ship unknown)

  • Late 1953 - Entered service with the Mt. Lyell Mining & Railway Co. On the Queenstown - Strahan 'Abt' line, working between Strahan & Dubbil Barril, (painted MLM&RCo green)

  • 14/11/1962 - Written off by MLM&RCo.

  • 29/06/1963 - Official cessation of service on the 'Abt' Line

  • 10/08/1963 - Final run on the MLM&RCo. 'Abt' line

  • Late 1963 - Sold to Tasmanian Government Railways

  • 5/1964 - Entered service with the T.G.R.  (painted red). Numbered 'V13'

  • Early 1986 - Written off

  • 6/1986 - Tendered for disposal

  • 17/10/1986 - Tender re-called

  • 8/1987 - Re-tendered and sold to a Launceston business-man. (Actual owner after sale was disputed)

  • 10/1989 - Moved to engineering business premises in Invermay along with X5 & XA4

  • Early 1992 - Sold to Zig Zag Railway (NSW) (Sale disputed by other claimant to V13's ownership - court action initiated, then dropped)

  • 23/04/1992 - Shipped to NSW from Hobart

  • Early 2001 - Sold by Zig Zag Railway to West Coast Wilderness Railway, Queenstown

  • 06/04/2001 - Shipped back to Tasmania. Transported to Saunders & Ward Engineering, Kingston for fitting with rack mechanism

  • 24/09/2001 - Transported to WCWR Queenstown

  • 9/2001 - 5/2002 - Leased to Coleman's (contractors re-constructing WCWR) working between Queenstown & Dubbil Barril

  • 7/2002 - Lease passed to Federal Hotels (operators of WCWR)

  • 8/2002 -  Renumbered 'D2' 

  • 2014 - Rack mechanism removed

With thanks to Stephen Zvillis, Stuart Rutherford and Nevin Shakespeare.