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M5 Tasmanian Transport Museum, Glenorchy |
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This photo was kindly contributed
by Stuart Dix and shows M5 on railtour duties on 27 July 2002.
M5 is seen at Colebrook
whilst running a private charter to Parattah.
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Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns was established in 1937
when Robert Stephenson and Company of Darlington obtained the locomotive construction
business
of Hawthorn Leslie and Company at Newcastle upon Tyne. The
TGR M-class locomotives originated from the Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn
plant at Darlington
rather than the former Hawthorn Leslie plant at Newcastle upon
Tyne, as evidenced by M5’s builder’s plate.
This photo was kindly contributed by Rowan Kinnane and is a still
taken from video.
References
a |
Dix, A., Beck, D., and Dix M. 'Locomotives of
the Tasmanian Transport Museum Glenorchy Tasmania', published by the Tasmanian Transport Museum Society,
October 1991. |
b |
Cooper,
G. & Goss, G. 'Tasmanian Railways 1871 - 1996,
125 Years - A Pictorial History' published
by C G publishing Company. |
c |
Information
provided by Melanie Dennis via email dated 14 July 2004. |
d |
Wikipedia entry for Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns Ltd, Retrieved 9 July 2025. |
Page updated: 9 July 2025
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