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SP steam rail cars Sentinel-Cammell
SP1 SP2 single engine 1931
SP3 SP4 double engine 1934
SP5 > SP9 double engine 1937
These rail cars ran well.

Sentinel-Cammel 150hp steam railcar SP1 at Launceston. Burrows photo 1932
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TGR Sentinel steam railcar, SP1 or 2, Hobart
UON
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TGR Sentinel-Cammell steam railcar of the SP5 to 9 series, east bound climbing Don Bank from Lillico, circa 1938-9. The trailer is an ABD class composite/guards/luggage carriage from circa 1909. TGR photo, Ted Lidster collection
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The two engine SP rail cars were able to haul one or two carriages to gain extra passenger capacity when required.

Sentinel-Cammell steam railcar and trailer at Burnie station
April 1949
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Sentinel steam railcar SP8 with a BBL class Clyde car as trailer, circa 1939, Australia. TGR photo. Ted Lidster collection c. 1939
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Sentinel-Cammell steam railcar near Wynyard either SP3 or SP4 c. 1950
East bound about to cross the airport runway. Noel Reed photo
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SP3 and SP4 were coal burners SP5 > SP9 oil burners
SP1 or 2, an ex 100hp Sentinel-Cammell steam railcar. Both were scrapped. Hobart yard, mid 1960's
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In 1950s the other SP railcars were converted to carriages.

SP class ex-300hp Sentinel Cammell steam railcar, converted to loco hauled carriage, Hobart yard, early 1960's. The TGR had plans to convert these units to diesel-electric drive.
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SP4 (carriage) is preserved at the Rail Transport Museum

SP4 at Westerway on a charter trip, November 2002
Photographer: Stuart Dix
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SP5 SP8 (carriages) are at the Bellarine Railway
railtasmania.com/pres/bprstock.…
SP7 (carriage) is at Don River Railway
railtasmania.com/pres/donstock.…
SP6 SP9 (carriages) are privately owned.
SP3 scrapped

TGR Sentinel-cammell steam rail car - General Arrangement 1936
stors.tas.gov.au/P1297-1-1131
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#CRsteamlocomotives
L class 2-8-2
Built 1951-1952 Clyde
Fed Govt commissioned 50 std gauge locos for China.
This fell through after 20 built.
10 SAR (re-gauged to 5' 3" 740 class)
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Port Augusta L class 2-8-2 stored (John Beckhaus) 1966
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#CRsteamlocomotives
CA class 4-6-0 built 1905 (CA78) and 1907 (CA79)
Baldwin - arrived in Australia for CR 1943 as urgent loco reinforcement during WW2
ex New York, New Haven and Hartford Railway USA
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both scrapped 1956

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#CRsteamlocomotives
CN class 4-6-0
8 built 1907-1908 Montreal Locomotive Works for Canadian Northern Railways
Emergency loco reinforcement during WW2 through US Army Lend Lease scheme due to acute loco shortage
CN70-CN77 1942

CR CN Class Port Augusta
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