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Class of Australian 4-4-0 locomotives
WAGR T class T167, in its first
WAGR livery,
c. 1900 Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Beyer, Peacock & Co Kitson & Co Serial number Beyer, Peacock & Co: 2811-2816 Kitson & Co: 3106-3109 Build date 1887-89 Total produced 10
Specifications Configuration: • Whyte 4-4-0 Gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm )Length 43 ft 3 in (13.18 m) Total weight 49 long tons 6 cwt (110,400 lb or 50.1 t) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 2.5 long tons 0 cwt (5,600 lb or 2.5 t) Water cap. 1,700 imp gal (7,700 L; 2,000 US gal) Firebox: • Grate area 15.2 sq ft (1.41 m2 ) Boiler pressure 140 psi (965 kPa)
The WAGR T class was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives operated by the Great Southern Railway (GSR) and later Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR).
History [ edit ]
In 1887, Beyer, Peacock & Co , Manchester built a batch of six locomotives for the GSR. These were followed by four built by Kitson & Co , Leeds . As with all GSR locomotives they were named and not numbered or given a class designation.
All were included in the December 1896 takeover of the GSR by the WAGR and became the T class, numbered T164 to T173. They operated services from Albany through to Perth .[3]
Withdrawals began in 1924 with the last remaining in service until 1952.
Class list [ edit ]
The numbers, names and periods in service of each member of the class were as follows:
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WAGR withdrawn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 R150
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 R228
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
Namesake [ edit ]
The T class designation was reused in the 1960s when the T class diesel locomotives entered service.
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Turner, Jim (1997). Australian Steam Locomotives 1896-1958 . Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press. p. 11. ISBN 086417778X .
Cited works [ edit ]
Gunzburg, Adrian (1984). A History of WAGR Steam Locomotives . Perth: Australian Railway Historical Society (Western Australian Division). ISBN 0959969039 .
External links [ edit ]
Media related to WAGR T class at Wikimedia Commons