The Tasmanian Government Railways M class was a class of 4-4-2+ 2-4-4

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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 1912, the

took delivery of two 4-4-2+ 2-4-4

locomotives from Beyer, Peacock & Co,

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...

. They were designed to haul express passenger trains between Launceston and

Hobart Hobart ( ; Nuennonne/Palawa kani: ''nipaluna'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Home to almost half of all Tasmanians, it is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-small ...

. With the introduction of the R class, M1 was withdrawn in 1923 and sold to the

Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company was a Tasmanian mining company formed on 29 March 1893, most commonly referred to as ''Mount Lyell''. Mount Lyell was the dominant copper mining company of the West Coast from 1893 to 1994, and was based in ...

while M2 was withdrawn in 1931 and scrapped in 1953."Steam Locomotives of the Tasmanian Government Railways and its Constituents" ''

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References

{{Reflist Beyer, Peacock locomotives Railway locomotives introduced in 1912 Steam locomotives of Tasmania 3 ft 6 in gauge locomotives of Australia Garratt locomotives