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Tasmanian Government Railways H class
England ·built by Vulcan Foundry· from 1951· class of 8 Australian 4-8-2 locomotives
1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Tasmanian Government Railways H class No H 2 and the Princess of Tasmania: John Ward· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The Tasmanian Government Railways H class is a class of 4-8-2 steam locomotives operated by the Tasmanian Government Railways.
who runs it
base stats
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 75 years ago, in 1951.
- Weighs about as much as 19 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 19 years (1951–1970).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1951
- in service from
- 1951
- retired
- 1970
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 8
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- England
- builders
- Vulcan Foundry
- operators
- Tasmanian Government Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-8-2
- weight
- 113 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q23936874, Wikipedia: Tasmanian Government Railways H class (1951) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.