WAGR Q class
| WAGR Q class | |
|---|---|
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PWD locomotive Nornalup (later Q 63), ca 1928. | |
| Type and origin | |
| Power type | Steam |
| Total produced | 2 |
| Specifications | |
| Configuration | 4-6-0 |
| Gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Career | |
| Operator(s) | Western Australian Government Railways |
| Disposition | Both scrapped |
The WAGR Q class was a two-member class of 4-6-0 steam locomotives used by the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) between 1931 and 1953.
The two members of the class were built for the Public Works Department of Western Australia under a tender awarded to Andrew Barclay Sons & Co. of Kilmarnock, Scotland on 4 November 1927.[1]
Both locomotives entered service with the PWD in 1928 and were transferred to the WAGR in 1931. One was withdrawn in 1949 and the other in 1953; both were scrapped.[2]
See also
- Downer EDI Rail GT46C – a model of diesel-electric locomotive also designated as the WAGR Q class
- History of rail transport in Western Australia
- List of Western Australian locomotive classes
- WAGR Q class (1895) – another class of steam locomotive designated as the WAGR Q class
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 Q class at Wikimedia Commons
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