WAGR H class

H22 on the jetty at Port Hedland, 1920.

The H-class is a class of 2 steam locomotives of the Western Australian Government Railways first introduced in the 1890s. Their wheel arrangement was 0-6-0T.^[1][2]

Details

The locomotives were initially numbered H17 and H18. The locomotives were used mainly on construction and had various owners.

Namesake

There is also a Bo-Bo H-class diesel locomotive of the 1960s used on the construction of the standard gauge network.

See also

• List of Western Australian locomotive classes

References

Classes of locomotives of the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR/Westrail) Tender (3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)) A C/Ca E/Es Ec F/Fs G I J L M O Oa P (1896) P/Pr Pm/Pmr Q R/Ra S T U V W Tank (narrow gauge) B C (1880) D (1884) D/Ds Dm Dd E F (1892) H I K (1891) K N Q (1895) S (1888) U (1903) Ut Garratt (narrow gauge) ASG M/Ms Msa Diesel-hydraulic (narrow gauge) B E (ex MRWA) M/MA Diesel-mechanical (narrow gauge) Z Diesel-electric (narrow gauge) A/AA/AB C D/DA DB F (ex MRWA) G (ex MRWA) N/NA P R/RA S T/TA X Y Diesel-electric (standard gauge) H J K KA L NB Q Rail transport in Western Australia Transperth trains Western Australian Government Railways Westrail