Class of steam locomotives
WAGR B class |
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B8 in original condition |
Type and origin |
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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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Specifications |
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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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Firebox: | |
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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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Performance figures |
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Tractive effort | 14,239 lbf (63.34 kN) |
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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.[1][2]
Class list
The numbers and periods in service of each member of the B class were as follows:[3]
Builder's number | Builder | Year built | Road number | In service | Withdrawn | Notes | 2591 | Kitson & Co | 1884 | 8 | 1 June 1884 | 31 March 1924 | | 2592 | Kitson & Co | 1884 | 9 | 10 May 1884 | 30 September 1940 | Stowed 20 April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 | | 2185 | Dübs & Co | 1886 | 13 | 12 June 1886 | early 1897 | Sold to WN Hedges early 1897 | | | | | by June 1898 | 25 May 1959 | Repurchased by WAGR by June 1898. | 2186 | Dübs & Co | 1886 | 14 | 6 July 1886 | 13 January 1955 | | 3780 | Kitson & Co | 1898 | 180 | 20 December 1898 | 5 May 1955 | | 3781 | Kitson & Co | 1898 | 181 | 23 February 1899 | 17 April 1956 | | 3782 | Kitson & Co | 1898 | 182 | 2 February 1899 | 8 October 1956 | | 3783 | Kitson & Co | 1898 | 183 | 2 February 1899 | 13 January 1955 | | 3784 | Kitson & Co | 1898 | 184 | 21 February 1899 | 13 January 1955 | | 3785 | Kitson & Co | 1898 | 185 | 16 February 1899 | 17 January 1958 | | |
Namesake
The B class designation was reused in the 1960s when the B class diesel locomotives entered service.
See also
- Trains portal
- Western Australia portal
References
Notes
- ^ Gunzburg 1984, p. 27–28
- ^ 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.
- ^ Gunzburg 1984, p. 28.
Cited works
- Gunzburg, Adrian (1984). A History of WAGR Steam Locomotives. Perth: Australian Railway Historical Society (Western Australian Division). ISBN 0959969039.
External links
Media related to WAGR B class at Wikimedia Commons