The H class are a class of diesel locomotives built by English Electric, Rocklea for the Western Australian Government Railways in 1964–1965.
History To assist with the conversion of the Eastern Goldfields Railway from Perth to Kalgoorlie to standard gauge, five locomotives were purchased from built English Electric. After being shipped by sea from Rocklea, they were hauled on narrow gauge to Upper Swan with the first entering service in January 1965.
After the completion of the gauge conversion project they began to haul local freight and infrastructure trains. In October 1992, H4 was scrapped with the other used as shunters at Forrestfield until withdrawn in 1996. All were sold in 1997 to SCT Logistics for use as shunters at Dynon, Islington and Kewdale."Westrail EE's Get Second Chance" Railway Digest November 1997 page 39H Class (WA, Diesel-Electric) RailpageH Class Vicsig
Status Key:In serviceWithdrawnPreservedScrapped
Serial number Entered service Road number Most recent owner StatusA.081March 1965H1SCT LogisticsScrapped (August 2026)A.082May 1965H2SCT LogisticsPreserved, Rail Heritage WAA.085January 1966H3SCT LogisticsPreserved, Rail Heritage WAA.086February 1966H4WestrailScrapped (October 1992)A.087January 1966H5SCT LogisticsScrapped (August 2026)
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