Tasmanian Government Railways Q class

The Tasmanian Government Railways Q class was a class of 4-8-2 steam locomotives operated by the Tasmanian Government Railways.

In 1922/23, the Tasmanian Government Railways took delivery of six 4-8-2 locomotives from Perry Engineering, Gawler followed by a further three in 1929 from Walkers Limited, Maryborough.

[4][5][6] They operated on the Western, Derwent Valley, Main and Fingal lines.

Following the arrival of the X class, they began to operate suburban passenger services in Hobart.

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