Tasmanian Government Railways B class

| Type and origin

Power type| Steam
Builder| Beyer, Peacock & Co
Serial number| 2510, 2511, 2615-2618, 2692-2694, 2771-2772, 2830, 3129-3131
Build date| 1884-1892
Total produced| 15
| Specifications

Configuration:
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• Whyte| 4-4-0
Gauge| 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Driver dia.| 4 ft 0 in (1,219 mm)
Total weight| 45 long tons 0 cwt (100,800 lb or 45.7 t)
Fuel type| Coal
Boiler pressure| 140 lbf/in2 (0.97 MPa)
Cylinder size| 14.5 in × 20 in (368 mm × 508 mm)
| Performance figures

Tractive effort| 8,912 lbf (39.64 kN)
| Career

Operators| Tasmanian Government Railways
Numbers| B1-B15
Disposition| all scrapped

The Tasmanian Government Railways B class was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives operated by the Tasmanian Government Railways.

## History

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Between 1884 and 1892, the Tasmanian Government Railways took delivery of 15 B class locomotives from Beyer, Peacock & Co, Manchester. With the arrival of the Q class in 1936, five were retired. The remaining ten were withdrawn in the early 1950s following the arrival of the X class.[1][2]

## References

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1. ^ Oberg, Leon (2010). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-2010. Dural: Rosenberg Publishing. pp. 95–96. ISBN 9781921719011.
2. ^ "Steam Locomotives of the Tasmanian Government Railways and its Constituents" Australian Railway History issue 917 March 2014 page 6