WAGR B class
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The WAGR B class was a class of 4-6-0T tank locomotives operated by the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) between 1882 and 1959.
History[]
The first two were ordered from Kitson & Co, Leeds in 1884 to work the steeply graded Eastern Railway from Guildford to Chidlow. A further three were built by Dübs & Co, Glasgow in 1885/86 and a further six by Kitson & Co in 1898. The last batch were built with larger water tanks, with the earlier five having larger tanks retrofitted. In 1903, they were displaced by the K class and relegated to shunting duties.[1][2]
Class list[]
The numbers and periods in service of each member of the B class were as follows:[3]
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Namesake[]
The B class designation was reused in the 1960s when the B class diesel locomotives entered service.
See also[]
References[]
Notes[]
- ^ Gunzburg 1984, p. 27–28
- ^ Watson, Lindsay (1995). The Railway History of Midland Junction: Commemorating The Centenary Of Midland Junction, 1895-1995. L&S Drafting. p. 10. ISBN 0 646 24461 2.
- ^ Gunzburg 1984, p. 28.
Cited works[]
- Gunzburg, Adrian (1984). A History of WAGR Steam Locomotives. Perth: Australian Railway Historical Society (Western Australian Division). ISBN 0959969039.
External links[]
Media related to WAGR B class at Wikimedia Commons
- Dübs locomotives
- Kitson locomotives
- Railway locomotives introduced in 1884
- Steam locomotives of Western Australia
- 3 ft 6 in gauge locomotives of Australia
- 4-6-0T locomotives
- Mixed traffic locomotives