Note: This article consists mostly of locomotives operated by the Emu Bay Railway, Tasmanian Government Railways, AN Tasrail and TasRail and the preceding private companies which were amalgamated into the TGR. Locomotives from the Mount Lyell Mining & Railway Company, North East Dundas Tramway are yet to be included.
Steam Emu Bay and Mount Bischoff Railway 3 locomotives two Hunslet 4-4-0 one Neilson 0-6-4T
Emu Bay Railway 5 G class 4-8-2+2-8-4, purchased second-hand from Queensland Rail and Tasmanian Government RailwaysThe Emu Bay Railway Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin issue 289 November 1961 page 176
Launceston & Western Railway 4 A class, built by Robert Stephenson & Company 1 A class, built by Sharp, Stewart & Company
Tasmanian Main Line Company 5 E class, built by Hunslet Engine Company 1 A+ class, built by Hunslet Engine Company 1 F class, built by Neilson & Company 3 B+ class, built by Hunslet Engine Company 2 D+ class, built by Dübs & Company 4 C+ class, built by Dübs & Company
Tasmanian Government Railways 1 A class, built in the TGR Workshops, Launceston 8 A class, built by Beyer, Peacock & CompanyThe Railways of Tasmania Locomotive, Railway Carriage & Wagon Review issue 363 November 1922 page 326 8 Ab class, built in the TGR Workshops, Launceston 15 B class, built by Beyer, Peacock & CompanyThe B class 4-4-0 locomotives of the Tasmanian Government Railways Tasmanian Rail News issue 247 March 2011 page 14 28 C class 2-6-0, built by Beyer, Peacock & Company 6 CC class 2-6-0, built in the TGR Workshops, Launceston, modified from C classTasmaninan C class survivors Railway Digest September 2015 page 54 4 CCS class 2-6-0, built in the TGR Workshops, Launceston, modified from CC class 5 D class, built by Beyer, Peacock & CompanySteam Locomotives of the Tasmanian Government Railways and its Constituents Australian Railway History issue 917 March 2014 page 7 8 DS class 2-6-4T, ex New Zealand Railways WF class (built by Hillside Workshops, Addington Workshops, A&G Price)Metamorphosis of the WF's New Zealand's first export of home-grown motive power Tasmanian Rail News issue 226 December 2004 page 12 2 E class, built by Beyer, Peacock & Company 4 F class, built by James Martin & Company, purchased second-hand from South Australian Railways in 1948 14 G class 4-8-2+2-8-4, built by Newport Workshops, Islington Railway Workshops, Clyde Engineering 8 H class 4-8-2, built by Vulcan FoundryTasmanian Railways Take Delivery of New H Class Mountain Type Steam Locos Railway Transportation April 1952 page 28 2 L class 2-6-2+2-6-2, built by Beyer, Peacock & CompanyThe Decline of Steam Power on the Tasmanian Government Railways 1945 - 1965 Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin issue 347 September 1966 page 198 2 M class (4-4-2+2-4-4), built by Beyer, Peacock & CompanyA Brief History of the Garratt Locomotive in Australia Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin issue 185 March 1963 page 25 10 M class 4-6-2, built by Robert Stephenson & HawthornsStill running… Track & Signal issue 16/4 November 2012 page 79 4 MA class 4-6-2, built in the TGR Workshops, Launceston, modified from M class 1 P class, built by Clyde EngineeringP1 - the TGR's 2-6-2 tank locomotive Tasmanian Rail News issue 237 January 2008 page 13 19 Q class 4-8-2, built by Perry Engineering, Walkers, Clyde EngineeringThe Original Tasmanian Mountains and Pacifics New Zealand Railway Observer issue 177 Autumn 1984 page 14 4 R class 4-6-2, built by Perry Engineering 9 SP class (steam railcars), built by Sentinel Cammell 6 T class, built by Walkers, purchased second-hand from South Australian Railways in 1920
Ex Public Works Department (Marrawah tram) Big Ben, 0-6-0 ST type, built by Baldwin Locomotive Works Fantail, 0-4-0 ST type, built by Baldwin Locomotive Works Six Wheeler, 0-6-0 ST type, built by Hudswell Clarke Spider, 0-4-0 WT type, built by Baldwin Locomotive Works
Tasmania Government Railways (2'0" Gauge) 3 G class, built by Sharp, Stewart & CompanyThe Tasmanian G class 2ft gauge locomotive Light Railways issue 46 Summer 1973 page 11 4 H class, built by KraussRailway of the Zeehan District Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin issue 313 November 1963 page 166 1 J class 2-6-4-0T, built by Hagans of Erfurt 2 K class 0-4-0+0-4-0 built by Beyer, Peacock & Company, K1 was the world's first Garratt locomotive builtFestiniog acquires first Garratt Modern Railways issue 216 September 1966 page 508
Diesel Emu Bay Railway 4 Emu Bay Railway 10 class (B-B), built by Tulloch and WalkersWorld Market International Railway Journal February 1961 page 9 7 Emu Bay Railway 11 class (B-B), built by WalkersEmu Bay Railway Green over Red March 1970 page 11
Tasmanian Government Railways
13 V class (-C-), built by Vulcan Foundry, TGR WorkshopsStill running… Track & Signal issue 21/1 February 2017 page 113 32 X class (Bo-Bo), built by English Electric, first main line diesel-electrics in AustraliaNew Rolling Stock Railway Gazette 24 February 1950 page 213 6 U class (-B-), built by Malcolm Moore, TGR WorkshopsHere & There Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin issue 551 September 1983 page 98 2 W class (-C-), built by Tulloch 5 XA class (Bo-Bo), built in the TGR Workshops, Launceston, modified from X class 8 Y class (Bo-Bo), built by TGR Workshops, English Electric50 years of the Y class locomotive Tasmanian Rail News issue 249 January 2012 page 9 3 VA class (-C-), built by TGR Launceston Railway Workshops 4 Z class (Co-Co), built by English Electric, Rocklea 6 ZA class (Co-Co), built by English Electric, RockleaThe ZA Locomotive T'Rails July 1973 page 3 30 DP class (railcars) (1A-2), built by Drewry Car Company, Tasmanian Government Railways & Waddingtons
AN Tasrail 20 830 class (Co-Co), built by AE Goodwin, Sydney transferred from Australian National, South Australia between 1980 and 1986830 Class in Tasmania Motive Power issue 88 July 2013 page 30 16 ZB class (Co-Co), built by English Electric, Rocklea purchased second-hand from Queensland Rail in 19862350/2370 Classes Sunshine Express issue 245 August 1986 page 118 45 ZC class (Co-Co), built by English Electric, Rocklea, purchased second-hand from Queensland Rail in 1988More Queensland Locos for Tasrail Catch Point issue 67 September 1988 page 25
TasRail 4 2050 class (Co-Co), built by Clyde Engineering, Eagle Farm, purchased second-hand from Aurizon in 20112050 class Tasmanian Rail News issue 219 January 2012 page 6 17 TasRail TR class (Co-Co), built by Progress Rail, GeorgiaTR class locomotives Tasmanian Rail News issue 253 December 2013 page 10
References
See also History of rail transport in Australia Rail transport in Tasmania Railways on the West Coast of Tasmania