WAGR Dd class

WAGR Dd class

Dd592 passes through Jandakot with an ARHS excursion train, 1986.

Dd592 passes through Jandakot with an ARHS excursion train, 1986.
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Specifications
Configuration 4-6-4T
Gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Career
Operator(s) Western Australian Government Railways

The WAGR Dd Class was a class of tank engine steam locomotive used by the Western Australian Government Railways between 1946 and the end of steam on Western Australia's suburban railway network.

The Dd type tank engines were based on the earlier Dm Class which were in turn a reconstruction of the earlier WAGR D Class tank engines, using components of the old E Class tender engines. All of the D-type tank engines featured a 4-6-4 wheel configuration.[1]

Class list

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

Road
number		 In service Withdrawn Notes
591 12 April 1946 10 February 1969
592 17 May 1946 14 August 1972 Preserved by Rail Heritage WA.
593 14 June 1946 10 September 1970
594 28 June 1946 10 February 1969
595 19 July 1946 17 June 1971
596 9 August 1946 17 June 1971 Preserved by Rail Heritage WA.
597 31 August 1946 17 June 1971
598 20 September 1946 10 February 1969
599 11 October 1946 10 February 1969
600 1 November 1946 10 September 1970

See also

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Gunzburg 1984, p. 125.
  2. ↑ Gunzburg 1984, p. 126.

Bibliography

  • Gunzburg, Adrian (1968). WAGR Locomotives 1940–1968. Perth: Australian Railway Historical Society (Western Australian Division). pp. 13–15, 47. OCLC 219836193.
  • 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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