WAGR B class

The WAGR B class was a class of 4-6-0T tank locomotives operated by the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) between 1884 and 1959.

History The first two were ordered from Kitson & Co, Leeds in 1884 to work the steeply graded Eastern Railway from Guildford to Chidlow. A further three were built by Dübs & Co, Glasgow in 1885/86 and a further six by Kitson & Co in 1898. The last batch were built with larger water tanks, with the earlier five having larger tanks retrofitted. In 1903, they were displaced by the K class and relegated to shunting duties.Gunzburg 1984, p. 27–28

Class list The numbers and periods in service of each member of the B class were as follows:Gunzburg 1984, p. 28.

Builder'snumberBuilderYear builtRoadnumberIn serviceWithdrawnNotes2591Kitson & Co188482592Kitson & Co18849Stowed 20 April 19312153Dübs & Co1885122185Dübs & Co188613early 1897Sold to WN Hedges early 1897by Repurchased by WAGR by June 1898.2186Dübs & Co1886143780Kitson & Co18981803781Kitson & Co18981813782Kitson & Co18981823783Kitson & Co18981833784Kitson & Co18981843785Kitson & Co1898185

Namesake The B class designation was reused in the 1960s when the B class diesel locomotives entered service.

WAGR B class

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