WAGR T class
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The WAGR T class was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives operated by the Great Southern Railway (GSR) and later Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR).
History[]
In 1887, Beyer, Peacock & Co, Manchester built a batch of six locomotives for the GSR. These were followed by four built by Kitson & Co, Leeds. As with all GSR locomotives they were named and not numbered or given a class designation.[1]
All were included in the December 1896 takeover of the GSR by the WAGR and became the T class, numbered T164 to T173. They operated services from Albany through to Perth.[2][3]
Withdrawals began in 1924 with the last remaining in service until 1952.[1]
Class list[]
The numbers, names and periods in service of each member of the class were as follows:[1]
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Namesake[]
The T class designation was reused in the 1960s when the T class diesel locomotives entered service.
See also[]
- History of rail transport in Western Australia
- List of Western Australian locomotive classes
References[]
Notes[]
- ^ a b c Gunzburg 1984, p. 61.
- ^ Gunzburg 1984, pp. 38, 59–61.
- ^ Turner, Jim (1997). Australian Steam Locomotives 1896-1958. Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press. p. 11. ISBN 086417778X.
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 T class at Wikimedia Commons
- Beyer, Peacock locomotives
- Kitson locomotives
- Railway locomotives introduced in 1888
- Steam locomotives of Western Australia
- 3 ft 6 in gauge locomotives of Australia
- 4-4-0 locomotives
- Passenger locomotives