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.Steam Locomotives of the Tasmanian Government Railways and its Constituents Australian Railway History issue 917 March 2014 page 12The Original Tasmanian Mountains and Pacifics New Zealand Railway Observer issue 177 Autumn 1984 pages 14-23
In 1938, R3 and R4 were fitted with streamlining similar to the Victorian Railways S class for operation of Hobart to Launceston expresses.Boat Express Train and Steam Railcar Locomotive, Railway Carriage & Wagon Review issue 553 September 1938 page 270Recent Improvements on Tasmanian Railways Truck & Bus Transportation March 1939 page 650Streamlined Trains in Australia Railway Gazette 21 April 1939 page 659 They were also painted emerald green with cream stripes to fit the sets of carriages which were in the same livery.https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/88351 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 All were withdrawn in 1956/57.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
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