WAGR T class

WAGR T class

T 167, in its first WAGR livery, ca. 1900.

T 167, in its first WAGR livery, ca. 1900.
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Specifications
Configuration 4-4-0
Gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Career
Operator(s)
Number in class 10

The WAGR T class was a class of steam locomotives built in 1887–88 for the privately owned Great Southern Railway (GSR) of Western Australia, which did not give the class any specific designator. Its wheel arrangement was 4-4-0.[1]

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 officially designated as the WAGR T class.[2]

A total of 10 members of the class were built in two batches. The first batch, of six engines, was built by Beyer, Peacock & Co in Gorton, Manchester, England, in 1887. This batch entered GSR service in late 1888 to mid-1889. The second batch, of four engines built by Kitson & Co in Leeds, England, in 1888, entered service with the GSR in 1889–90. After the WAGR takeover, all members of the class remained in service until 1924; the last remaining T class engine was withdrawn in 1952.[1]

Class list

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

Builder's
number		 Builder Year built GSR
In service		 GSR
Name		 WAGR
Number		 WAGR
Withdrawn		 Notes
2811 Beyer, Peacock & Co 1887 10 November 1888 Albany 168 31 March 1925
2812 Beyer, Peacock & Co 1887 10 January 1889 Beverley 173 30 June 1925
2813 Beyer, Peacock & Co 1887 6 March 1889 Ettakup 166 30 June 1924
2814 Beyer, Peacock & Co 1887 5 February 1889 The Governor 165 30 September 1925
2815 Beyer, Peacock & Co 1887 15 January 1889 Hordern 164 30 September 1924
2816 Beyer, Peacock & Co 1887 11 March 1889 Torbay 169 20 April 1940 Stowed 8 June 1935.
3106 Kitson & Co 1888 6 July 1890 Gordon 170 14 February 1952 Stowed 20 April 1931 to 4 April 1938; later combined with tender from R 150.
3107 Kitson & Co 1888 15 May 1889 Kendinup 171 19 October 1948 Stowed 20 April 1931 to 26 May 1938; later combined with tender from R 228.
3108 Kitson & Co 1888 10 April 1889 Mount Barker 167 31 March 1940
3109 Kitson & Co 1888 6 August 1890 Stirling 172 30 June 1925

See also

References

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gunzburg 1984, p. 61.
  2. ↑ Gunzburg 1984, pp. 38, 59–61.

Cited works

  • 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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