The V class were the first diesel locomotives operated by the Tasmanian Government Railways (TGR) with four delivered in 1948.

Built by the Vulcan Foundry to a design by the Drewry Car Company, they were similar to the standard gauge British Rail Class 04.

[1][2][3] Two identical locomotives were purchased by the Mount Lyell Mining & Railway Company in 1953.

After closure in 1963, Mount Lyell 2405 was sold to the Emu Bay Railway as number 22, while 2406 went to the TGR as V13.

Ten have been preserved: Media related to Tasmanian Government Railways V class at Wikimedia Commons