Tasmanian Government Railways R class

The Tasmanian Government Railways R class was a class of steam locomotives built in 1923 with a "Pacific" 4-6-2 wheel arrangement.

History

In 1923, the Tasmanian Government Railways took delivery of four 4-6-2 locomotives from Perry Engineering, Gawler, South Australia, as replacements for the A class. They operated on the Western, Derwent Valley, Main and Fingal lines.
In 1938, R3 and R4 were fitted with streamlining similar to the Victorian Railways S class for operation of Hobart to Launceston expresses. They were also painted emerald green with cream stripes to fit the sets of carriages which were in the same livery. The streamlining was removed in the late 1940s. All were withdrawn in 1956/57.
All were scrapped in the early 1960s. One model in HO scale is on display at the Tasmanian Transport Museum