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Tasmanian Government Railways H class

🇦🇺 Australia ·built by Lokalbahn AG· from 1889· class of 4 Aiustralian 0-4-0WT locomotives

what is it?

The Tasmanian Government Railways H class was a class of 0-4-0WT steam locomotives operated by the Tasmanian Government Railways.

who runs it

base stats

  • weight 5.6 tin working order
  • built 4made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

  • First built 137 years ago, in 1889.

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built
1889
status
retired
number built
4
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇦🇺 Australia
builders
Lokalbahn AG, Lokomotivfabrik Krauss & Comp.
operators
Tasmanian Government Railways, Public Works Department
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
610 mm 2 ft narrow gauge
wheel arrangement
0-4-0WT
weight
5.6 t

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q23936866, Wikipedia: Tasmanian Government Railways H class (1889) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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