MRWA A class

The MRWA A class was a class of steam locomotives built by Kitson & Co. in Leeds, England, for the Midland Railway of Western Australia (MRWA). The class's wheel arrangement was 2-8-2.

Midland Railway of Western Australia A class
A26 taking water at Gingin, 1943.
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Kitson & Co., Leeds, England Serial number 5397–5399, 5409–5411, 5429–5431
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-8-2  • UIC 1'D1' Gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Driver dia. 3 ft 10.5 in (1,181 mm) Length 62 ft 10.4 in (19.16 m) (incl tender) Loco weight 90.4 long tons (91.9 t; 101.2 short tons) (incl tender) Firebox: ​  • Grate area 28 sq ft (2.6 m2) Boiler pressure 160 psi (1,100 kPa) Cylinder size 18 in × 24 in (457 mm × 610 mm)
Performance figures Tractive effort 22,743 lbf (101.17 kN)
Career Number in class 9 Numbers A21 - A29 First run 1926

Service history

The first three members of the A class, nos A21–A23, entered service in 1926. Two further batches of A class units followed, nos A24–A26 in 1927 and A27–A29 in 1929.^[1]

Withdrawals began in 1957, with A25 being the first to go. The others were withdrawn in 1958, and all were sold and cut up for scrap in 1959.^[1]

See also

• List of Western Australian locomotive classes
• Locomotives of the Western Australian Government Railways

References

1. Gunzburg, Adrian (1989). The Midland Railway Company Locomotives of Western Australia. Melbourne: Light Railway Research Society of Australia. pp. 32–35, 49. ISBN 0909340277.

External links

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