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.
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WAGR B class |
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![Thumb](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/B8%2C_original_condition%2C_1920-1930.jpg/300px-B8%2C_original_condition%2C_1920-1930.jpg) B8 in original condition |
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Power type | Steam |
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Builder | Kitson & Co (8) Dübs & Co (3) |
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Serial number | 1st batch: 2591-2592 2nd batch: 2153, 2185, 2186 3rd batch: 3780-3785 |
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Build date | 1884-86, 1898 |
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Total produced | 11 |
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Configuration:
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• Whyte | 4-6-0T |
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Gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
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Fuel type | Coal |
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Water cap. | 1st & 2nd batches: 600 imp gal (2,700 L; 720 US gal) 3rd batch: 1,000 imp gal (4,500 L; 1,200 US gal) |
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• Grate area | 1st & 2nd batches: 10.3 sq ft (0.96 m2) 3rd batch: 11.7 sq ft (1.09 m2) |
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Boiler pressure | 160 lbf/in2 (1.10 MPa) |
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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.[1][2]
The numbers and periods in service of each member of the B class were as follows:[3]
More information Builder's number, Builder ...
Builder's number |
Builder |
Year built |
Road number |
In service |
Withdrawn |
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2591 |
Kitson & Co |
1884 |
8 |
1 June 1884 |
31 March 1924 |
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2592 |
Kitson & Co |
1884 |
9 |
10 May 1884 |
30 September 1940 |
Stowed 20 April 1931 |
2153 |
Dübs & Co |
1885 |
12 |
10 January 1886 |
31 January 1924 |
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2185 |
Dübs & Co |
1886 |
13 |
12 June 1886 |
early 1897 |
Sold to WN Hedges early 1897 |
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by June 1898 |
25 May 1959 |
Repurchased by WAGR by June 1898. |
2186 |
Dübs & Co |
1886 |
14 |
6 July 1886 |
13 January 1955 |
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3780 |
Kitson & Co |
1898 |
180 |
20 December 1898 |
5 May 1955 |
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3781 |
Kitson & Co |
1898 |
181 |
23 February 1899 |
17 April 1956 |
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3782 |
Kitson & Co |
1898 |
182 |
2 February 1899 |
8 October 1956 |
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3783 |
Kitson & Co |
1898 |
183 |
2 February 1899 |
13 January 1955 |
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3784 |
Kitson & Co |
1898 |
184 |
21 February 1899 |
13 January 1955 |
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3785 |
Kitson & Co |
1898 |
185 |
16 February 1899 |
17 January 1958 |
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The B class designation was reused in the 1960s when the B class diesel locomotives entered service.
Notes
Watson, Lindsay (1995). The Railway History of Midland Junction: Commemorating The Centenary Of Midland Junction, 1895-1995. L&S Drafting. p. 10. ISBN 0-646-24461-2.
Cited works
- Gunzburg, Adrian (1984). A History of WAGR Steam Locomotives. Perth: Australian Railway Historical Society (Western Australian Division). ISBN 0959969039.
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