Emu Bay No. 6 to 8

Numbers 6 to 8 of the Emu Bay Railway in Tasmania were 4-8-0 locomotives built in 1900 by Dübs with the works numbers 3864 to 3866. With the consulting engineer being David Jones from the Highland Railway, the locomotives had a distinct Scottish appearance. They had to provide goods service over the line with a ruling grade of 2.5 percent and tight curves. A rigid wheelbase of 8 ft 4 in with a driver diameter of 3 ft 9 in indicates that one of the driving axles, most likely the last one, had lateral play. Boiler pressure was initially 150 psi, but was later increased to 175 psi. 

No. 7 was withdrawn in 1961, while the others were put into touristic and general passenger service again. For this they were converted to burn oil and received smoke deflectors. 6 was named “Murchison” and 8 was named “Heemskirk”. In 1966, they went into preservation. Now 6 is on display at the Zeehan West Coast Heritage Museum, while 8 went into service on the Don River Railway.