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Tasrail's headquarters and workshops are at East Tamar Junction at Launceston, with the important Western Junction just to the south.These images are from the general area.

ZB class no. 2127 heads a Bell Bay train over the Henty Street bridge, just to the north of the East Tamar yards. The rear of the train is on the bridge over the North Esk river. April 3 2002.

Here and following are photos of stored and derelict locos in East Tamar yard, as of March 1, 2002

ZC class 2146.

Compare this pic of ZC39 with the following pic taken 12 years ago.

ZC39, ZC32, ZC20 haul 2500 tonne log train through East Tamar yard,

Tasrail open day,11 Feb 1990.

ZA4 is the only derelict engine of the 10 member Z & ZA class, which were built new for the then TGR between 1972 and 1974.

ZB4 March 1 2002

Three more ZB class, 2129, 2125, 2120 boarded up at East Tamar, March 1 2002

4588 now seems to be used only in the Launceston area, mainly as a shunting engine to Western Junction. Here it is being moved by ZC 2145.

A close look at 4588, March 1 2002.

April 3 2002, and a very dirty 2021 leads the paper train past the old platform face at Little Hampton, east of Bishopbourne.

2021 on the same day passing through Perth, south of Launceston. In its previous life as West Australian D class, I guess it passed through Perth, Western Australia.

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