WAGR N class

N201 at the Western Australian Rail Transport Museum, Bassendean, 2006.

The WAGR N Class tank engines were 4-4-4T type steam locomotives operated by the Western Australian Government Railways.

The type was introduced in 1896 and initially served in both Perth and Kalgoorlie, but traffic was lost to Kalgoorlie within a few years and the type was withdrawn to Perth.

They were used on suburban workings and dominated this role until the arrival of the D class tank engines in 1912.

Class list

The numbers and periods in service of each member of the N class were as follows:^[1]

Builder's number	Builder	Year built	Road number	In service	Withdrawn	Notes
600	Nasmyth, Wilson	1900	1	01901-06-26-000026 June 1901	01958-05-29-000029 May 1958
601	Nasmyth, Wilson	1900	19	01901-07-02-00002 July 1901	01940-06-15-000015 June 1940	Stowed 20 April 1940.
602	Nasmyth, Wilson	1900	20	01901-08-23-000023 August 1901	01940-09-30-000030 September 1940
603	Nasmyth, Wilson	1900	25	01901-08-16-000016 August 1901	01954-04-30-000030 April 1954
604	Nasmyth, Wilson	1900	26	01901-08-21-000021 August 1901	01953-07-03-00003 July 1953
605	Nasmyth, Wilson	1900	27	01901-08-29-000029 August 1901	01953-10-02-00002 October 1953
606	Nasmyth, Wilson	1900	132	01901-09-02-00002 September 1901	01953-05-26-000026 May 1953
4937	Neilson & Co	1896	69	01896-09-18-000018 September 1896	01950-11-15-000015 November 1950
4938	Neilson & Co	1896	70	01896-09-12-000012 September 1896	01954-01-14-000014 January 1954
4939	Neilson & Co	1896	71	01896-09-19-000019 September 1896	01950-05-15-000015 May 1950
4940	Neilson & Co	1896	72	01896-09-14-000014 September 1896	01946-11-14-000014 November 1946
4941	Neilson & Co	1896	73	01896-10-10-000010 October 1896	01955-05-25-000025 May 1955
4933	Neilson & Co	1896	75	01908-06-27-000027 June 1908	01951-01-16-000016 January 1951
4934	Neilson & Co	1896	76	01908-05-02-00002 May 1908	01960-02-18-000018 February 1960
4935	Neilson & Co	1896	77	01908-05-16-000016 May 1908	01958-05-07-00007 May 1958
4936	Neilson & Co	1896	78	01908-06-27-000027 June 1908	01955-05-25-000025 May 1955
5046	Neilson & Co	1896	79	01908-06-13-000013 June 1908	01951-08-17-000017 August 1951
5052	Neilson & Co	1896	85	01907-12-21-000021 December 1907	01955-07-22-000022 July 1955
5053	Neilson & Co	1896	86	01907-12-21-000021 December 1907	01950-05-15-000015 May 1950
5054	Neilson & Co	1896	87	01907-12-21-000021 December 1907	01947-10-07-00007 October 1947	Destroyed in collision at Fremantle, 31 July 1947.
5062	Neilson & Co	1896	95	01908-02-15-000015 February 1908	01955-06-28-000028 June 1955	Used after withdrawal as steam cleaner, Midland locomotive depot.
5063	Neilson & Co	1896	96	01908-03-21-000021 March 1908	01948-01-19-000019 January 1948	For light rail use, as of 24 May 1913.
2881	Robert Stephenson & Co	1898	196	01898-09-30-000030 September 1898	01953-07-03-00003 July 1953
2882	Robert Stephenson & Co	1898	197	01898-09-27-000027 September 1898	01955-01-13-000013 January 1955
2883	Robert Stephenson & Co	1898	198	01898-11-04-00004 November 1898	01954-06-28-000028 June 1954
2884	Robert Stephenson & Co	1898	199	01898-11-02-00002 November 1898	01950-05-25-000025 May 1950	Written off after damage in a collision.
2885	Robert Stephenson & Co	1898	200	01898-10-20-000020 October 1898	01960-09-28-000028 September 1960	Stowed 14 January 1932 to 15 November 1938.
2886	Robert Stephenson & Co	1898	201	01898-10-27-000027 October 1898	01960-09-28-000028 September 1960	Preserved by Rail Heritage WA.
2887	Robert Stephenson & Co	1898	202	01898-12-07-00007 December 1898	01946-11-14-000014 November 1946
2888	Robert Stephenson & Co	1898	203	01898-12-15-000015 December 1898	01955-01-13-000013 January 1955
2889	Robert Stephenson & Co	1898	204	01899-01-28-000028 January 1899	01950-04-17-000017 April 1950
2890	Robert Stephenson & Co	1898	205	01899-01-19-000019 January 1899	01951-04-12-000012 April 1951
2891	Robert Stephenson & Co	1898	206	01899-01-18-000018 January 1899	01955-04-28-000028 April 1955
2892	Robert Stephenson & Co	1898	207	01899-04-11-000011 April 1899	01953-05-29-000029 May 1953
607	Nasmyth, Wilson	1900	256	01901-08-31-000031 August 1901	01941-12-31-000031 December 1941	Stowed November 1933; boiler removed 7 February 1934.
608	Nasmyth, Wilson	1900	257	01901-09-06-00006 September 1901	01947-09-04-00004 September 1947
609	Nasmyth, Wilson	1900	258	01901-10-12-000012 October 1901	01847-11-04-00004 November 1847
610	Nasmyth, Wilson	1900	259	01901-10-10-000010 October 1901	01953-09-02-00002 September 1953
611	Nasmyth, Wilson	1900	260	01901-10-12-000012 October 1901	01950-05-15-000015 May 1950
612	Nasmyth, Wilson	1900	261	01901-11-02-00002 November 1901	01951-09-17-000017 September 1951
613	Nasmyth, Wilson	1900	262	01901-11-06-00006 November 1901	01940-12-31-000031 December 1940	Stowed 6 October 1931; boiler removed 15 November 1933.
614	Nasmyth, Wilson	1900	263	01901-11-07-00007 November 1901	01955-06-28-000028 June 1955	Converted to Ns 3 March 1922, and back to N 22 August 1933.

References

Notes

↑ Gunzburg 1984, p. 57.

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 N class at Wikimedia Commons