WAGR Z class
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The Z class was a class of diesel-mechanical locomotives built by Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns, Newcastle upon Tyne for the Western Australian Government Railways in 1953.
History[]
In November 1953 three diesel-hydraulic locomotives commenced operating at Albany, Bunbury and Esperance yards. All three were withdrawn in January 1983 and preserved.[1]
Status table[]
- Z1151: Static Display - Steamtown, Peterborough, South Australia
- Z1152: Operational - Hotham Valley Railway, Pinjarra
- Z1153: Stored - Boulder Loopline Railway, Kalgoorlie
References[]
- Gunzburg, Adrian (1968). WAGR Locomotives 1940–1968. Perth: Australian Railway Historical Society (Western Australian Division). pp. 37, 49. OCLC 219836193.
Categories:
- C locomotives
- Diesel locomotives of Western Australia
- Railway locomotives introduced in 1953
- Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns locomotives
- 3 ft 6 in gauge locomotives of Australia
- Diesel locomotive stubs