Locomotive Y2 Timeline

Date

Mid 1961 Built Launceston Workshops, fitted with English Electric 6SRKT Mk. 2.1

22/12/1961 Entered service painted TGR red / yellow.1

16/7/1991 Last vacuum braked train (D'port - L'ton) with Y6 & Y3 - then to storage.1

Late July > early Sept. 1991 Intermittent use, shunting in Launceston.1

25/9/1991 Shunting accident - pushed through rear of Launceston roundhouse wall.1

26/9/1991 Stored out of service - Launceston.1

21/1/1994 Towed from Launceston to Mowbray (storage).1

February 1994 Placed on permanent loan to the Derwent Valley Railway, New Norfolk.1

20/12/1994 Towed Launceston to Hobart (for DVR).1

January 1997 Sold to the DVR.1

5/3/1997 Towed Hobart - Boyer (by ZC16).1

6/3/1997 Ran Boyer - New Norfolk (light). First run under its own power since 1991.1

29/6/1997 Returned to mainline service.1

22 - 23/2/2000 Ran on the longest passenger train since the 1960's (with Y6, X18 & X4) - Hash House Special (D'port - L'ton - Hobart & return).1

Late 2005 Restricted to yard shunting at New Norfolk (cessation of mainline access).1

References:

1Stephen Zvillis 2021