Another Northern Loco
Earlier in the week I talked about some Queensland locomotives that were sent down to Tasmania after the Commonwealth took over and I showed you a photo of the QR1300/Tasrail ZC class.
Another group of Queensland locos to head south were 16 members of the 2350 class. Like the 1300 class the 2350s were built by English Electric but didn’t enter service till 1973. They have a power rating of 2350hp.1750kW.
Once they reached Tasmania they were reclassified as the ZB class. The loco seen here in Hobart Yard on December 28 1997 originally entered service as 2371 in May 1975 and was renumbered to 2128 after Pacific National bought the Tasmanian rail system from the Commonwealth.
Tucked away behind the loco is an old Hobart Tram that was awaiting restoration.
I should also note – in this day and age when some railway photographers seem to think that they have the right to trespass on railway property to get that special shot – I was not trespassing even though I’m obviously on railway property. Back in 1997 I worked for the local government-owned bus company and the Hobart meal room was in the old Hobart loco depot.
It was an interesting place to spend long layovers 