WAGR B class

WAGR B class

B class locomotive no 8, in original condition.

B class locomotive no 8, in original condition.
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Specifications
Configuration 4-6-0T
Gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Career
Operator(s) Western Australian Government Railways

The WAGR B class was a class of 4-6-0T tank locomotives used by the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) between 1882 and 1959. A total of eleven B class engines were built in three batches, in 1884, 1885–86 and 1898, respectively; the first and third batches were built by Kitson & Co, and the second batch by Dübs & Co.[1]

Class list

The numbers and periods in service of each member of the B class were as follows:[2]

Builder's
number		 Builder Year built Road
number		 In service Withdrawn Notes
2591 Kitson & Co 1884 8 1 June 1884 31 March 1924
2592 Kitson & Co 1884 9 10 May 1884 30 September 1940 Stowed 20 April 1931.
2153 Dübs & Co 1885 12 10 January 1886 31 January 1924
2185 Dübs & Co 1886 13 12 June 1886 early 1897 Sold to WN Hedges early 1897.
by June 1898 25 May 1959 Repurchased by WAGR by June 1898.
2186 Dübs & Co 1886 14 6 July 1886 13 January 1955
3780 Kitson & Co 1898 180 20 December 1898 5 May 1955
3781 Kitson & Co 1898 181 23 February 1899 17 April 1956
3782 Kitson & Co 1898 182 2 February 1899 8 October 1956
3783 Kitson & Co 1898 183 2 February 1899 13 January 1955
3784 Kitson & Co 1898 184 21 February 1899 13 January 1955
3785 Kitson & Co 1898 185 16 February 1899 17 January 1958

See also

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Gunzburg 1984, p. 27–28.
  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

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