WAGR Pm and Pmr classes

WAGR Pm and Pmr classes
PM 701 at the Railway Museum, WA.
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Specifications
Configuration	4-6-2
Gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Career
Operator(s)	Western Australian Government Railways

The WAGR Pm and Pmr classes were two classes of 4-6-2 tender engine steam locomotives used by the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) between 1950 and the early 1970s.

Classes list

The numbers and periods in service of each member of the Pm and Pmr classes were as follows:^[1]

Builder's number	Class	Road number	In service	Withdrawn	Notes
26545	Pm	701	01950-01-04-00004 January 1950	01971-06-17-000017 June 1971	Preserved by Rail Heritage WA.
26546	Pm	702	01950-02-07-00007 February 1950	01972-08-14-000014 August 1972
26547	Pm	703	01950-02-16-000016 February 1950	01970-09-10-000010 September 1970
26548	Pm	704	01950-02-23-000023 February 1950	01972-08-14-000014 August 1972
26549	Pm	705	01950-03-02-00002 March 1950	01972-08-14-000014 August 1972
26550	Pm	706	01950-03-07-00007 March 1950	01971-06-17-000017 June 1971	Preserved by Narrogin Apex Club / Hotham Valley Railway.
26551	Pm	707	01950-03-15-000015 March 1950	01970-09-10-000010 September 1970
26552	Pm	708	01950-04-19-000019 April 1950	01972-08-14-000014 August 1972
26553	Pm	709	01950-04-24-000024 April 1950	01970-09-10-000010 September 1970
26554	Pm	710	01950-07-27-000027 July 1950	01971-06-17-000017 June 1971
26555	Pm	711	01950-06-23-000023 June 1950	01972-08-14-000014 August 1972
26556	Pm	712	01950-09-15-000015 September 1950	01972-08-14-000014 August 1972
26557	Pm	713	01950-09-28-000028 September 1950	01972-08-14-000014 August 1972
26558	Pm	714	01950-10-09-00009 October 1950	01972-08-14-000014 August 1972
26559	Pmr	715	01950-11-15-000015 November 1950	01972-08-14-000014 August 1972	Built as Pmr class.
26560	Pm	716	01950-09-26-000026 September 1950	01972-08-14-000014 August 1972
26561	Pm	717	01950-08-16-000016 August 1950	01970-09-10-000010 September 1970
26562	Pm	718	01950-05-10-000010 May 1950	01972-08-14-000014 August 1972
26563	Pm	719	01950-05-09-00009 May 1950	01970-09-10-000010 September 1970
26564	Pmr	720	01950-06-29-000029 June 1950	01972-08-14-000014 August 1972	Preserved at Steamtown Heritage Rail Centre.
26565	Pmr	721	01950-07-24-000024 July 1950	01972-08-14-000014 August 1972	Preserved at the old railway station, Northam.
26566	Pmr	722	01950-06-20-000020 June 1950	01972-08-14-000014 August 1972
26567	Pmr	723	01950-07-11-000011 July 1950	01972-08-14-000014 August 1972	Fitted with Pr class dome cover, December 1967.
26568	Pmr	724	01950-06-29-000029 June 1950	01971-06-17-000017 June 1971
26569	Pmr	725	01950-07-05-00005 July 1950	01972-08-14-000014 August 1972
26921	Pmr	726	01950-07-05-00005 July 1950	01971-06-17-000017 June 1971
26922	Pmr	727	01950-07-08-00008 July 1950	01972-08-14-000014 August 1972
26923	Pmr	728	01950-07-19-000019 July 1950	01972-08-14-000014 August 1972
26924	Pmr	729	01950-07-27-000027 July 1950	01970-09-10-000010 September 1970	Preserved at the old railway station, Coolgardie.
26925	Pmr	730	01950-08-04-00004 August 1950	01971-06-17-000017 June 1971
26926	Pmr	731	01950-08-08-00008 August 1950	01970-09-10-000010 September 1970
26927	Pmr	732	01950-08-18-000018 August 1950	01971-06-17-000017 June 1971
26928	Pmr	733	01950-09-06-00006 September 1950	01970-09-10-000010 September 1970	Built as Pm, converted to Pmr 14 October 1955.
26929	Pmr	734	01950-09-06-00006 September 1950	01972-08-14-000014 August 1972
26930	Pmr	735	01950-08-31-000031 August 1950	01972-08-14-000014 August 1972	Preserved.

References

Notes

↑ Gunzburg 1984, p. 133.

Bibliography

Gunzburg, Adrian (1968). WAGR Locomotives 1940–1968. Perth: Australian Railway Historical Society (Western Australian Division). pp. 20–21, 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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