WAGR K class
The K-class was a class of steam locomotives of the Western Australian Government Railways introduced in 1893/94 to haul heavier loads in particular on the Eastern Goldfields Railway. Their wheel arrangement was 2-8-4T, which was a tank engine.
The locomotives required heavier rails, 39 kg/m (78.6 lb/yd) in lieu of 23 kg/m (46.4 lb/yd).[1]
The K class operated on narrow gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) lines.
Class lists
The numbers and periods in service of each member of the K class were as follows:
First and second batches, built by Neilson and Company, 1893 and 1896:
Builder's number |
Year built |
Road number |
In service |
Withdrawn |
Notes |
4599 |
1893 |
34 |
01893-10-24-000024 October 1893 |
01961-03-22-000022 March 1961 |
Converted to Ks, 23 March 1929, and back to K, 1 April 1937. |
4601 |
1893 |
35 |
01893-10-25-000025 October 1893 |
01951-04-12-000012 April 1951 |
|
4600 |
1893 |
36 |
01893-12-09-00009 December 1893 |
01949-10-25-000025 October 1949 |
|
4602 |
1893 |
37 |
01893-11-10-000010 November 1893 |
01962-09-06-00006 September 1962 |
|
4603 |
1893 |
38 |
01894-02-28-000028 February 1894 |
01927-06-01-00001 June 1927 |
|
4604 |
1893 |
39 |
01894-03-07-00007 March 1894 |
01953-05-29-000029 May 1953 |
Converted to Ks, 12 February 1916, and back to K, 3 October 1925. |
4605 |
1893 |
40 |
01894-03-30-000030 March 1894 |
01963-08-01-00001 August 1963 |
Stowed at Fremantle, 2 August 1961. |
4606 |
1893 |
41 |
01894-04-16-000016 April 1894 |
01927-06-01-00001 June 1927 |
|
5040 |
1896 |
101 |
01897-03-17-000017 March 1897 |
01953-08-24-000024 August 1953 |
Converted to Ks, 20 November 1915, and back to K, 22 December 1928. |
5041 |
1896 |
102 |
01897-03-20-000020 March 1897 |
01955-06-28-000028 June 1955 |
|
5042 |
1896 |
103 |
01897-03-23-000023 March 1897 |
01962-10-15-000015 October 1962 |
|
5043 |
1896 |
104 |
01897-03-30-000030 March 1897 |
01928-02-07-00007 February 1928 |
Converted to Ks, 8 April 1916; scrapped as Ks. |
5044 |
1896 |
105 |
01897-03-26-000026 March 1897 |
01962-11-23-000023 November 1962 |
|
5045 |
1896 |
106 |
01897-03-31-000031 March 1897 |
01957-11-29-000029 November 1957 |
|
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Third batch, built by Neilson, Reid and Company, 1898:
Builder's number |
Year built |
Road number |
In service |
Withdrawn |
Notes |
5197 |
1898 |
186 |
01898-05-21-000021 May 1898 |
01953-07-30-000030 July 1953 |
|
5198 |
1898 |
187 |
01898-05-26-000026 May 1898 |
01927-06-01-00001 June 1927 |
|
5199 |
1898 |
188 |
01898-05-31-000031 May 1898 |
01927-06-01-00001 June 1927 |
|
|
|
|
01928-03-07-00007 March 1928 |
01962-05-15-000015 May 1962 |
Returned to service after first withdrawal. |
5200 |
1898 |
189 |
01898-06-05-00005 June 1898 |
01926-06-30-000030 June 1926 |
|
5201 |
1898 |
190 |
01898-06-10-000010 June 1898 |
01964-12-07-00007 December 1964 |
|
5202 |
1898 |
191 |
01898-08-04-00004 August 1898 |
01926-06-30-000030 June 1926 |
|
5203 |
1898 |
192 |
01898-08-04-00004 August 1898 |
01927-06-01-00001 June 1927 |
|
5204 |
1898 |
193 |
01898-08-12-000012 August 1898 |
01954-04-30-000030 April 1954 |
|
5205 |
1898 |
194 |
01898-08-04-00004 August 1898 |
01955-01-13-000013 January 1955 |
Converted to Ks, 25 December 1915, and back to K, 15 June 1929. |
5206 |
1898 |
195 |
01898-07-23-000023 July 1898 |
01962-10-15-000015 October 1962 |
Converted to Ks, 25 December 1915, and back to K, 25 June 1927. |
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Namesake
There is also a Co-Co K-class diesel locomotive of the 1970s.
See also
References
Notes
Cited works
- Gunzburg, Adrian (1984). A History of WAGR Steam Locomotives. Perth: Australian Railway Historical Society (Western Australian Division). ISBN 0959969039.
External links
Media related to WAGR K class at Wikimedia Commons