List of Western Australian locomotive classes

This is a list of Western Australian locomotive classes, being classes of locomotive that have worked on railways in Western Australia.

The majority of Western Australian steam locomotive classes were operated by the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR). Regularly scheduled steam working ceased on WAGR mainline operations after 1971 - with only special excursion or enthusiasts trains being hauled by steam after that time.Western Australia The Last of Steam Continental Railway Journal issue 7 September 1971 page 193

Other significant operators include the Commonwealth Railways, the Midland Railway Company of Western Australia and State Saw Mills. Many private organisations also operated steam locomotives in Western Australia.

Locomotives

Western Australian Government Railway

WAGRclass Wheelarrangement Fleetnumber(s) ManufacturerSerial numbers Yearintroduced Quantitybuilt Quantitypreserved Year(s)withdrawn Comments Tender Locomotives A 2-6-0 3–5, 10–11, 15–16, 21, 31 Beyer, Peacock & Company 1883 14 2 C 4-6-0 264–275 Baldwin 20152-20174 1902 20 0 Ca 4-6-2 431–440 Midland Workshops 1915 20 0 E/Es4-6-2 291–355 Nasmyth, Wilson & Company (15),Vulcan Foundry (30),North British Locomotive Company (20) 1902 65 1 Ec 4-6-2 236–255 Baldwin18826-18866 1901 20 0 Rebuilt as L class in 1924 F/Fs 4-8-0 276–290, 356-367, 394–423 Dübs & Company (15)4023-4037North British Locomotive Company (42) 19655-19666, 20083-20112 1902 57 2 G 2-6-0/4-6-0 17, 32–33, 42–49, 51–61, 64–68, 109–112, 126–132, 156–161, 233–235 (2-6-0) 48–50, 107–198, 111–125, 133–137 (4-6-0) Beyer, Peacock & Company (7),James Martin & Co (29)Neilson & Company (12) 1889 72 7 Based on 1888 locomotive design "Silver King" J 4-6-0 28–30 Kitson & Company3396-3398 1891 3 0 L 4-6-2 236–255 (1st), 471–490 (2nd) Midland Workshops 1924 20 0 Major rebuild from Ec class M 2-6-0 23–24 Kitson & Company 2035-|2036 1876 2 0 O2-8-0T&T 74–100, 208–226 Dübs & Company (36)4932-5067, 5188-5196 Neilson & Company (10)3584-3593 1896 46 0 5 rebuilt as Oa, 10 rebuilt as N Oa2-8-0T&T 2, 5–6, 24, 33, 158–161, 219 (1st), 171–179 (2nd) Midland Railway Workshops 1909 10 1 5 built new, 5 rebuilt from O P (1896) 4-4-0 62–63 James Martin & Co134–135 1896 2 0 1912/1929 Sold to Midland Railway of Western Australia in 1912. P 4-6-2 441–465 (1st), 501–517 (2nd) North British Locomotive Company (10)23143-23152 Midland Workshops (15) 1924 25 1 1968–69 8 rebuilt to Pr class Pr 4-6-2 138–147, 453–464(1st), 521–538 (2nd) Midland Workshops 1938 10 (new),8 (r/b P) 1 1967–70 Pm and Pmr 4-6-2 701–735 North British Locomotive Company26545-26930 1949 35 6 Final 16 constructed as Pmr with detail improvements Q 4-6-0 62–63 Andrew Barclay Sons & Co1947-1947 2 0 Originally built for Public Works Department. To WAGR 1931. R/Ra 4-4-0/4-4-2 144–155, 174–179, 227–232 Dübs & Company3431-3442, 3674-3677, 3679-3682 1897 24 1 S 4-8-2 541–550 Midland Workshops 1943 10 3 1971–72 Superheated T 4-4-0 164–173 Beyer, Peacock & Company (6)2811-2816 Kitson & Company (4)3106-3109 1887 10 0 Ex Great Southern Railway U 4-6-2 651–664 North British Locomotive Company24854-24841 1947 14 1 Superheated, oil burner V 2-8-2 1201–1224 Beyer, Peacock & Company7770-7793 1955 24 4 Superheated W 4-8-2 901–960 Beyer, Peacock & Company7378-7417, 7453-7472 1951 60 14 Superheated Garratt locomotives ASG 4-8-2+2-8-4 10, 20, 26-32, 44-50, 54-59, 63–65 Midland Railway Workshops (10),Islington Railway Workshops (3),Newport Workshops (3),Clyde Engineering (9)480-485, 489-491 1942 25 0 M 2-6-0+0-6-2 388–393 Beyer, Peacock & Company 5477–5482 1911 6 0 1 example rebuilt to Ms Ms 2-6-0+0-6-2 424–430 Beyer, Peacock & Company 5665–5671 1913 7 0 Superheated Msa 2-6-0+0-6-2 466–475 (1st), 491–500 (2nd) Midland Workshops 46–55 1930 10 0 Superheated Tank locomotives B 4-6-0T 8–9, 12–14, 180–185 Kitson & Co (8)2591-2592, 3780-3785 Dübs & Co (3)2153, 2185-2186 1884 11 0 C (1881) 0-6-0ST 1–2 Robert Stephenson and Company2390-2391 1881 2 1 later 0-6-0T&T D (1884) 0-4-0ST 6 Hunslet Engine Company331 1884 1 0 D/Ds 4-6-4T 368–387 North British Locomotive Company19709-19728 1912 20 0 Dm 4-6-4T 581–588 Midland Workshops 1945 6 0 Dd 4-6-4T 591–600 Midland Workshops 1946 10 2 Superheated E 2-4-4-2T Double Fairlie 7, 20 Avonside Engine Company1239–1242 1879 2 0 F (1892) 2-4-0T 20 Fremantle Workshops 1892 1 0 rebuilt from class E (1879) H 0-6-0T 18, 22 Neilson & Co3630-3631 1887 2 1 I 0-6-4T Single Fairlie 25–27 Avonside Engine Company1281, 1283, 1285 1891 3 0 Ex-New Zealand Government Railways S class K (1891) 0-6-2T 19 Hudswell, Clarke & Co387 1891 1 0 K 2-8-4T 34–41, 101–106, 186–195 Neilson & Co4599-4606, 5040-5045, 5197-5206 1893 24 0 N 4-4-4T 1, 19–20, 25–27, 69–79, 85–87, 95–96, 132, 196–207, 256–263 Nasmyth, Wilson & Co600-614 Neilson & Co4933-4941, 5046, 5052-5054, 5062-5063

Robert Stephenson & Co2881-2892 1895 42 1 Q/Qa (1895) 4-6-2T/4-6-4T 138–143 R&W Hawthorn Leslie & Co2312-2313, 2351-2354 1895 6 0 S (1888) 0-6-0WT 162–163 Kitson & CoT231, T260 1888 2 0 Ex Great Southern Railway U (1903) 0-6-0CT 7 Vulcan Foundry1897 1903 1 0 steam crane tank locomotive Ut 4-6-4T 664 Midland Workshops 1957 1 1 Converted from U class Standard Gauge Diesel Locomotives HBo-BoH1-H5English Electric A.081-A.082, A.085-A.0871965501992-19963 in service, 1 stored, 1 scrapped.JBo-BoJ101-J105Clyde Engineering 66–479 to 66–4831966501986-1995Evolution of the Victorian Railways Y class. 4 in service, 1 scrapped.KCo-CoK201-K210English Electric A.109-A.111, A.133-A.137, A.142, A.18619661001992-20001 in service, 2 stored, 7 scrapped.LCo-CoL251-L277Clyde Engineering19672701973-20001 in service, 18 stored, 8 scrapped.NBCo-CoN1871-N1881Commonwealth Engineering19771101994-19971 stored, 10 scrapped.QCo-CoQ4001-Q4019Clyde Engineering Downer Rail19961902000All in service Narrow Gauge Diesel Locomotives X2'Do2'X1001-X1032

XA140l-XA1416Beyer, Peacock & Company Metropolitan-Vickers19544861984-1988YBo-BoY1101-Y1118British Thomson-Houston

1011-102819531871984-1986ZC'Z1151-Z1153Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns 7736-7738

Drewry Car Company

2401-24031953331983ACo-CoA1501-A1514Clyde Engineering Commonwealth Engineering19601421998-200013 in service, 2 preserved, 1 stored, 3 unknown, 6 scrapped.AACo-CoAA1515-AA1519Clyde Engineering Commonwealth Engineering1969501998-2000ABCo-CoAB1531-AA1536Clyde Engineering Commonwealth Engineering1969611998-2000BCB1601-B1610Commonwealth Engineering196210101984CCo-CoC1701-C1703English Electric1962331992T/TACoT1801-1805 TA1806-1815Tulloch Limited19671541 still in use1 in service, 4 preserved, 11 scrappedRCo-CoR1901-R1905English Electric A.166-A.167, A.171, A.173-A.1741968501992-2016All scrapped.RACo-CoRA1906-RA1918English Electric A.202-A.207, A.218-A.222, A.244, A.2481969131199212 scrapped.D/DACo-CoD1561-D1565

DA1571-DA1577Commonwealth Engineering1977120N/NACo-CoN1871-N1881Commonwealth Engineering19771101994-19971 stored, 10 scrapped.DBCo-CoDB1581–DB1593

DBZ2301–DBZ2313Clyde Engineering 81–989 to 81–998

82–1122 to 82–1124198213020006 in service, 7 in storage.PCo-CoP2501–P2517UGL Rail19891702000All 17 in service.SCo-CoS3301–S3311Clyde Engineering19981102000All 11 in service.

Midland Railway Company of Western Australia (In order of introduction on the Midland railway.) MRWAclass Wheelarrangement Fleetnumber(s) ManufacturerSerial numbers YearintroducedMRWA Quantitybuilt Quantitypreserved Year(s)withdrawn Comments Steam locomotives - 2-6-2 1 Hawthorn Leslie2062 1895 1 0 1901 Ex Edward Keane (in service 1888). Named Walkaway.Sold to WA Goldfields Firewood Supply Ltd. - 0-6-0T 11, 12 Hudswell Clarke381–382 1895 2 0 1901–1920 Ex Edward Keane (in service 1891).Named Fremantle (sold 1920) and Geraldton (sold 1901). B 4-4-0 B2–B10 Hawthorn Leslie2213–2221 1895 9 1 1929–1950s Known as T class until 1921.B6 preserved, others sold for scrap. - 2-6-0 - James Martin & Co14 (2nd), 19 1895 2 0 1895 Ex Edward Keane (in service 1891).Both sold to WAGR. P 4-4-0 P62, P63/P12 James Martin & Co134–135 1912 2 0 1929 Ex WAGR (in service 1896). Both sold for scrap. C 4-6-2 C14–C18 Kitson & Company4878–4880, 4884–4885 1912 5 0 1954–1963 All sold for scrap. D 4-8-0 D19–D20 Baldwin53001–53002 1920 2 0 1963 Both sold for scrap. A 2-8-2 A21–A29 Kitson & Company5397–5399, 5409–5411, 5429–5431 1926 9 0 1957–1958 All sold for scrap. Narrow Gauge Diesel Locomotives E0-6-0E30Commonwealth Engineering1957111983MRWA's only Western Australian built locomotiveFA1A-A1AF40-F46English Electric1958741984-1985Hotham Valley Railway have preserved F40 and F44 while Rail Heritage WA have F43. F41 is also on display at Moora.GCo-CoG50-G51English Electric1963211990-1991Based upon the British Rail Class 20

Commonwealth Railways CR classWheel arrangementFleet number(s)Manufacturer Serial numbersYear introducedQuantity builtQuantity preservedYear(s) withdrawnComments Standard Gauge Steam Locomotives C4-6-0C62–C69Walkers Limited1938801952–1956Based on NSWGR C36 classCA4-6-0CA78–CA79Baldwin1943201945, 1950Ex New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadCN4-6-0CA70–CA77MLW1942801949–1952Ex Canadian NationalD4-6-0D156–D163Beyer, Peacock & Company1913601920s, 1943Ex NSWGR Q classF2-6-0F55Baldwin1915101921Ex NSWGR K class.G/GA4-6-0G1–G/GA26Clyde EngineeringBaldwin/Toowoomba Foundry19142611925–1956Based on NSWGR P classK2-8-0K27–K34North British Locomotive Company1916801943–1952Based on NSWGR T classKA2-8-0KA35–KA54 KA56–KA61Walkers Limited/Perry Engineering19192601925–1952Based on NSWGR TF class.L2-8-2L80–L89Clyde Engineering19521001959Originally built for China based on SAR 700 class.Loco Crane

No.10-4-0 -Hudswell Clarke1913101953Allocated to the WA Division. Standard Gauge Diesel Locomotives GMA1A-A1A/Co-CoGM1-GM47Clyde Engineering195147319884 in service, 3 preserved, 14 stored, 26 scrapped.MDHCo-CoMDH1-MDH6Clyde Engineering1958601969-1971MDH1 named F. J. SheaCLCo-CoCL1-CL17Clyde Engineering197017119975 in service, 7 stored, 1 preserved, 2 Overhaul.

Other Diesel locomotives

BHP (In order of introduction on the Goldsworthy and Mount Newman railways.) CM39-8 CM40-8M CM40-8 GE AC6000CW EMD SD40R EMD SD40-2 EMD SD70ACe FXH70C

Cliffs Robe River Iron Associates (In order of introduction on the Robe River railway.) ALCO RSC-3 (ex NSWGR 40 class) MLW M-636 ALCO Century 630

Australian National (In order of introduction on the Trans-Australian Railway.) AL/ALF class BL class DL class EL class AN class

CBH Group CBH class

Fortescue Metals Group

(In order of introduction on the Fortescue railway.) GE Dash 9-44CW EMD SD90MAC-H EMD SD9043MAC EMD SD70ACe GE AC44C6M SD70J-BB

Goldsworthy Mining (In order of introduction on the Goldsworthy railway.)Joyce, John; Tilley, Allan (1980). pages 33–40. Class B (similar to WAGR H class) Class A (similar to WAGR K class) JT42C GML10

Hamersley Iron

(In order of introduction on the Hamersley railway.)Joyce, John; Tilley, Allan (1980). pages 41–60. ALCO S-2 ALCO Century 628 ALCO Century 415 ALCO Century 636 MLW M-636 GE C36-7 EMD SD50S GE Dash 9-44CW

Lakewood Firewood Co LFC 1

Mineral Resources MRL class

Mount Newman Mining (In order of introduction on the Mount Newman railway.)Joyce, John; Tilley, Allan (1980). pages 63–78. EMD F7A ALCO Century 636 MLW M-636 C36-7M CM39-8

Pacific National AN class BL class DL class G class NR class XRB class 80 class 81 class

Pilbara Iron GE Dash 9-44CW

SCT Logistics SCT class CSR class

South Spur Rail Services D47, D48, D49, D51 F40 K205, K206, K210 KA212 NA1874 R1902 ZB2120, ZB2125, ZB2129 602, 603, 607

Watco Australia G class FL/HL class DR class

See also

Locomotives of the Western Australian Government Railways List of Australian diesel locomotives List of Victorian locomotive classes NSWGR steam locomotive classification Queensland Railways steam locomotive classification Rail transport in Western Australia

References

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