TGR G Class

The Tasmanian Government Railways G class was a class of 0-4-2 Tank engines that were operated by the Tasmanian Government Railways.
==History==
In 1896, the Tasmanian Government Railways purchased two 0-4-2 Tank engines from Sharp, Stewart and Company of Glasgow, Scotland to operate the North East Dundas Tramway. Shortly after entering service, on May 17, 1897, G1 was destroyed after the boiler had exploded. The crew were killed from the explosion and the boiler flung 30 metres into the air landing 230 metres away. A replacement locomotive arrived in 1900, assuming G1's identity. After the railway closed, both G1 and G2 were sold to the Isis Sugar Mill in Cordalba, Queensland and converted to tender locomotives.
G1 ended up in a Childers service station, but has since disappeared, while G2 was sold for use at a planned Sydney theme park, but illegally cut up at St Marys in 1991.
Builder'snumber	Built	TGRno	Isisno	Isisname
4198 	1896 	G1 	 	
4432 	1898 	G2 	10 	Tassie B
4619 	1900 	G1 	9 	Tassie A
==Trivia==
* The G class designation was reused for the Australian Standard Garratt locomotives in the 1940s which is their namesake,.
Category:Steam locomotives
Category:Tasmanian locomotives
Category:0-4-2 steam locomotives
Category:0-4-2 locomotives
Category:0-4-2T locomotives
Category:Scrapped locomotives
Category:0-4-2T steam locomotives
Category:TGR locomotives
Category:TGR
Category:Scrapped steam locomotives
Category:Tank locomotives
Category:Tasmanian Government Railways
Category:Built in 1896
Category:Locomotives
Category:Sharp Stewart locomotives
Category:Sharp, Stuart and Co.
Category:Built in 1898
Category:Built in 1900