Locomotive X30 Timeline

Mid 1952 Built by English Electric at Dick, Kerr and Company, Preston, Lancashire, England; fitted with English Electric 6SRKT Mk. 1.1

25/9/1952 Arrived Kings Pier, Hobart on ship; "Perthshire".1

11/12/1952 Entered service painted TGR green.1

23/12/1955? Repainted red.1

Late 1973 Major overhaul. Repainted yellow / black stripes.1

January1986 Restricted service (Shunting) at Hobart.1

September1987 Last 'X' class to be serviced in Launceston.1

23/3/1988 Withdrawn & written off. (Closing mileage: 2,340,364 kms.).1

23/3/1988 Ran light engine Fingal - St. Marys for preservation by Lions Club of St. Marys. Last rail vehicle Fingal - St. Marys.1

10/5/2003 Sold by Lions Club of St. Marys to Derwent Valley Railway.1

5/5/2004 Transported from St. Marys to New Norfolk. Stored New Norfolk.1

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Stephen Zvillis 2021