The Tasmanian Government Railways H class was a class of
steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam. It is fuelled by burning combustible material (usually coal, oil or, rarely, wood) to heat water in the locomot ...
s operated by the
Tasmanian Government Railways
The Tasmanian Government Railways (TGR) was the former operator of the mainline railways in Tasmania, Australia. Formed in 1872, the railway company was managed by the Government of Tasmania, and existed until absorption into the Australian Na ...
.
History
In 1889, 1891 and 1892 three similar 0-4-0WT locomotives were built by Lokomotivfabrik Krauss & Co, Germany use by contractors building railway lines in
Tasmania
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. All were purchased by the
Tasmanian Government Railways
The Tasmanian Government Railways (TGR) was the former operator of the mainline railways in Tasmania, Australia. Formed in 1872, the railway company was managed by the Government of Tasmania, and existed until absorption into the Australian Na ...
who purchased a fourth locomotive new. They primarily were used as shunters."Steam Locomotives of the Tasmanian Government Railways and its Constituents" ''
Australian Railway History
''Australian Railway History'' is a monthly magazine covering railway history in Australia, published by the New South Wales Division of the Australian Railway Historical Society on behalf of its state and territory Divisions.Victorian Public Works Department. The former was sold again in 1908 to the
Corrimal
Corrimal is a northern suburb of the city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. Corrimal's CBD is situated on the Princes Highway, and several streets adjacent to it. The main shopping centres are Lederer Corrimal and Corrimal Park Mall ne ...
Colliery while H3 was sold in 1910 to the Rubicon Timber Company. H4 was sold in 1927 to the Catamaran Colliery in Tasmania.
Namesake
The H class designation was reused by the H class introduced in 1951.