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 |
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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.
© Nic Doncaster 2003
Page updated 26 July 2020