WAGR ADE/ADT class
| WAGR ADE/ADT class | |
|---|---|
|
ADE 451 and ADT 7 at Midland in 1939 | |
| Entered service |
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| Number built |
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| Number preserved | 1 |
| Number scrapped | 11 |
| Operator | WAGR |
| Specifications | |
| Prime mover(s) | Saurer |
| Engine type | 6 cylinder |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
The WAGR ADE class (also known as the Governor class) was a six member class of diesel railcars, operated between 1937 and 1962 by the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR). In 1939-40, shortly after the ADEs entered service, the WAGR's Midland Workshops purpose-built the six member ADT class of trailer cars to run together with the ADEs as a two car set.[1]
Each member of the ADE class was named after a former Governor of Western Australia. The ADE class leader, ADE 446 Governor Stirling, was the first diesel-electric rail vehicle to enter service in Australia.[1]
The last was withdrawn in April 1962. Only ADT 9 survives. It was used as an office at the Mary Springs lead mine off the North West Coastal Highway, north of the Murchison River. In 2002, it was sold and moved to a farm in Northampton. On 27 October 2014, it was relocated to the former Northampton railway station.[2]
References
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 May & Gray 2006, p. 171.
- ↑ "ADE" Railway Digest December 2014 page 26
Bibliography
- May, Andrew S; Gray, Bill (2006). A History of WAGR Passenger Carriages. Midland, WA: Bill Gray. ISBN 0646459023.
External links
Media related to WAGR ADE/ADT class at Wikimedia Commons
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