WAGR Q class (1895)

WAGR Q class (1895)

Q139 with a train of new suburban carriages at Rocky Bay (North Fremantle), 1905.

Q139 with a train of new suburban carriages at Rocky Bay (North Fremantle), 1905.
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Total produced 6
Specifications
Configuration 4-6-2T
Gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Career
Operator(s) Western Australian Government Railways
Withdrawn January, 31 1924-March, 31 1925
Disposition All scrapped

The WAGR Q class was a six-member class of 4-6-2T tank engine steam locomotives used by the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) between 1896 and 1925.

History

The first two members of the class were ordered from Hawthorn Leslie and Company in April 1894 for the Caminhos de Ferro do Norte (Mozambique Ports and Railways), and were built in 1895. However, they were sold to the WAGR in May 1896, after the project to build that railway was abandoned.[1]

The remaining four Q class locomotives were built to an order placed by the WAGR with Hawthorn Leslie on 24 April 1896.[1]

Class list

The numbers and periods in service of each member of the Q class were as follows:[2]

Builder's
number		 Road
number		 In service Rebuilt as Qa Withdrawn
2312 138 19 August 1896 31 January 1924
2313 139 19 August 1896 31 January 1924
2351 140 5 December 1896 30 September 1905 31 January 1924
2352 141 20 January 1897 13 March 1909 31 March 1925
2353 142 13 March 1897 29 May 1909 31 March 1925
2354 143 13 March 1897 30 June 1909 31 January 1924

See also

References

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gunzburg 1984, p. 49.
  2. ↑ Gunzburg 1984, p. 50.

Cited works

  • Gunzburg, Adrian (1984). A History of WAGR Steam Locomotives. Perth: Australian Railway Historical Society (Western Australian Division). ISBN 0959969039.