WAGR S class (1888)

WAGR S class

The former S 162 at Toongabbie, NSW, ca. 1930s.

The former S 162 at Toongabbie, NSW, ca. 1930s.
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Specifications
Configuration 0-6-0WT
Gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Career
Operator(s)
Number in class 2

The first WAGR S class (1888) was a two-member class of tank locomotives, the first of which was built in 1888 for the privately owned Great Southern Railway (GSR) of Western Australia. The GSR did not give the class any specific designator. Its wheel arrangement was 0-6-0WT.

In 1896, the GSR, along with both of its classes of locomotives, was taken over by the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR). At that time, this particular class was designated as the WAGR S class.[1]

The S class locomotives were shunting engines built by Kitson & Co in Leeds, England, and entered service with the GSR in 1888 and 1892, respectively. After the WAGR takeover, they remained in service until withdrawn in 1915 and 1916, respectively, and were then sold. They were both later used on construction projects and in quarries, and then scrapped in the 1930s.[2]

Class list

The numbers, names and periods in service of each member of the class were as follows:[3]

Builder's
number		 GSR
in service		 GSR
name		 WAGR
number		 WAGR
withdrawn
T 231 1 August 1888 Princess 162 18 November 1915
T 260 1 May 1892 Duchess 163 6 January 1916

See also

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Gunzburg 1984, pp. 38, 60.
  2. ↑ Gunzburg 1984, pp. 59–60.
  3. ↑ Gunzburg 1984, p. 60.

Cited works

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