Tasmanian Government Railways Y class
class of 8 Australian Bo′Bo′ diesel-electric locomotives
The Tasmanian Government Railways Y class is a class of diesel locomotives built by the Tasmanian Government Railways between 1961 and 1971.
History
The Y class was designed by English Electric and constructed by the Tasmanian Government Railway's Launceston Railway Workshops. Eight were built as mainline freight and passenger locomotives between 1961 and 1971.
Following the success of the X class, the TGR decided to order additional diesel locomotives.
English Electric submitted plans that were quite similar to the Jamaican Railways 81 class, South Australian Railways 800 class and Midland Railway of Western Australia F class but with a small power increase. They were slightly larger and more powerful than the X class. They had a similar layout to the X class, a long hood unit with the cab at one end.
Construction began at the TGR's Launceston Railway Workshops in 1961, and three of the planned eight were completed relatively quickly. However, construction of the other five was slow, with the last not being delivered until 1971, by which time the design had become dated.
Technical details
The Y class was fitted with an English Electric 6SRKT Mark II (Mark III on last two) in-line six turbocharged diesel engine.
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