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Tamper TMC-2


 

On a visit to a workplace at Strathalbyn South Australia, February 27, 2002, I came across this TMC2 on the broad gauge.

On the left is John Hyer, a Steamranger volunteer, and on the right, work colleague Barry Shaw.

John was preparing to do a track inspection. Steamranger owns several TMC-2's.

This is the length runner also in Strathalbyn, August 1985, on a TMC 2

Australian National ran the TMC2 Cars in SA on both its standard and broad gauge networks.

QR ran a number on their narrow gauge. They also ran a number of TMC6 cars.

Owner
Model
Gauge
Number
QR TMC2 1067mm
13
QR TMC6 1067mm
33
QR TMC8 1067mm
5
Total    
48
ANRC TMC2 1435mm
13
ANRC TMC2 1600mm
10
Total    
23

This table has been sourced from Harsco here in Australia. A greater breakdown of the car numbers is here.

It is believed that most of the TMC's were built after 1980, making them amongst the last of the commercially built section cars sold in Australia. Australian National (ANRC), in particular, moved quickly to road-rail equipment in the early 1980's, scrapping significant numbers of its cars throughout the mid 1980's.

A number of QR and ANRC have been preserved. Those in Queensland occasionally operate on runs sponsored by ASSCO.


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