Title
General arrangement drawing no 45496
Reference
YA1966.24/3/21/C/24/7222
Production date
1889 - 1889
Creator
Scope and Content
General arrangement drawing for tender order 7222, for the Tasmanian Government Railways & Emu Bay Railway, Tasmania
Also used for tender order 9493 and 9816.
Level of description
ITEM
Repository name
Science and Industry Museum
Associated people and organisations
- Tasmanian Government RailwaysBiographyBiography
Tasmanian Government Railways (TGR) was formed in 1872 after it began to take over failing privately owned railway lines with its headquarters in Launceton, Tasmania. TGR owned lines ranging from Deloraine, the North West Coast, Hobart and Launceton to Antill Ponds and Turnbridge.
In 1978 TGR was amalgamated with the Commonwealth Railways, South Australian Railways to form the new Australian National Railways Commission, operating as Tasrail.
- Emu Bay RailwayBiographyBiography
Railway in Tasmania, founded in 1897 as the Emu Bay to Mount Bischoff Railway Company. It was integrated into TasRail in 1998.
Subject
Conditions governing access
Open access.
Conditions governing Reproduction
Copies may be supplied in accordance with current copyright legislation and Science Museum Group terms and conditions.
