| Weight | 113t |
| Driving Wheels | 4ft 0ins |
| Boiler Pressure | 200psi |
| Cylinders | Outside – 18in x 24in |
| Tractive Effort | 27,540lbf |
Vulcan Foundry at Newton le Willows in Lancashire built eight class H locomotives for the Tasmanian Government Railways in 1951. They were delivered to the same basic design as the class 248 engines previously built to operate on the Gold Coast Railway in Ghana.
The locomotives were employed hauling freight trains.
They were withdrawn from service from 1961 onwards as they became due for overhaul.
The last member of the class in service (H2) was overhauled in 1966-67. This locomotive and class mate H5 took part in the Centenary of Rail in Tasmania celebrations in February 1971. H5 was withdrawn after this but H2 remained in service working periodically until finally being withdrawn in 1975.
After being withdrawn from service all of the H class locomotives remained in store until disposed of between 1974 and 1978.
This locomotive (H7) is now statically displayed at the Don River Railway at Don in north Tasmania.
The axle load of the locomotive is considered to be too heavy to operate on the Don River Railway and therefore the locomotive is unlikely to be restored to steam again.
Six of the ten locomotives built by Vulcan Foundry have been preserved. The others are.
- H1 – Works number 5949
- H2 – Works number 5950
- H5 – Works number 5953
- H6 – Works number 5954
- H8 – Works number 5956
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