List of Western Australian locomotive classes

List of Western Australian locomotive classes

This is a list of locomotives that have worked on railways in Western Australia.

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Steam Locomotives

The majority of Western Australian steam locomotive classes were operated by the Western Australian Government Railways. Regularly scheduled steam operations ceased on mainline operations after 1971 - with only special excursion or enthusiasts trains being hauled by steam after that time.  WAGR before the class is for locomotives, built or operated by the Western Australian Government Railways.

Other significant operators include the Midland Railway Company of Western Australia and State Saw Mills. Many private organisations also operated steam locomotives in Western Australia.

Western Australian Government Railways

WAGR
class		 Wheel
arrangement		 Fleet
number(s)		 Manufacturer
Serial numbers		 Year
introduced		 Quantity
made		 Quantity
preserved		 Year(s)
withdrawn		 Comments
Tender locomotives
A 2-6-0 1883 14 2
C/Ca 4-6-0/4-6-2 1902 20 0
E/Es 4-6-2 Nasmyth, Wilson & Co. (15),
Vulcan Foundry (30),
North British Locomotive Co. (20)		 1902 65 1
Ec 4-6-2 Baldwin 1901 20 0 Rebuilt as L class in 1924
F/Fs 4-8-0 1902 57 2
G 2-6-0/4-6-0 1894 72 7 Based on 1888 locomotive design "Silver King"
J 4-6-0 1891 3 0
L 4-6-2 1924 20 0 Major rebuild from Ec class
M 2-6-0 1876 2 0
O 2-8-0T&T 1896 46 0 5 rebuilt as Oa, 10 rebuilt as N
Oa 2-8-0T&T 1909 10 1 5 built new, 5 from O
P (1896) 4-4-0 1896 2 0
P 4-6-2 North British Locomotive Co. (10),
Midland Workshops (15)		 1924 25 1 1968–69 8 rebuilt to Pr class
Pr 4-6-2 Midland Workshops 1938 10 (new),
8 (r/b P)		 1 1967–70
Pm and Pmr 4-6-2 1949 35 6 Final 16 constructed as Pmr with detail improvements
Q 4-6-0 2 0 Originally built for Public Works Department. To WAGR 1931.
R/Ra 4-4-0/4-4-2 1897 24 1
S 4-8-2 541–550 Midland Workshops 1943 10 3 1971–72 Superheated
T 4-4-0 1887 10 0 Ex-Great Southern Railway (Western Australia)
U 4-6-2 1947 14 1 Superheated, oil burner
V 2-8-2 1201–1224 Beyer, Peacock & Co. 1955 24 4 Superheated
W 4-8-2 901–960 Beyer, Peacock & Co. 1951 60 14 Superheated
Garratt locomotives
ASG 4-8-2+2-8-4 1942 25 0
M 2-6-0+0-6-2 388–393 Beyer, Peacock & Co. 5477–5482 1911 6 0 1 example rebuilt to Ms
Ms 2-6-0+0-6-2 424–430 Beyer, Peacock & Co. 5665–5671 1913 7 0 Superheated
Msa 2-6-0+0-6-2 466–475 Midland Workshops 46–55 1930 10 0 Superheated
Tank locomotives
B 4-6-0T 1882 11 0
C (1881) 0-6-0T 1–2 1881 2 1 later 0-6-0T&T
D (1884) 0-4-0ST 1884 1 0
D/Ds 4-6-4T 1912 20 0
Dm 4-6-4T 1945 6 0
Dd 4-6-4T 1946 10 2 Superheated
E 2-4-4-2T 1879 2 0
F (1892) 2-4-0T 1892 1 0 rebuilt from class E (1879)
H 0-6-0T 18, 22 1887 2 1
I 0-6-4T 1891 3 0 Ex-New Zealand Government Railways S class
K (1891) 0-6-2T 1891 1 0
K 2-8-4T 1893 24 0
N 4-4-4T 1895 42 1
Q (1895) 4-6-2T/4-6-4T 1895 6 0
S (1888) 0-6-0WT 1888 2 0 Ex-GSR
U (1903) 0-6-0T 1903 1 0 steam crane locomotive
Ut 4-6-4T 1957 1 1 Converted from U class

Diesel Locomotives

1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

(in order of introduction)

1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

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