WAGR T class

WAGR T class

T167, in its first WAGR livery, ca. 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 4-4-0 Gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Length 43 ft 3 in (13.18 m) Loco & tender 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:  • Firegrate area 15.2 sq ft (1.41 m^2) Boiler pressure 140 psi (965 kPa)

Performance figures Tractive effort 9,692 lbf (43.11 kN) Factor of adh 4.6

Career Operators Great Southern Railway, Western Australian Government Railways Numbers T164-T173 Disposition all scrapped

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

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.^[1]

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.^[2][3]

Withdrawals began in 1924 with the last remaining in service until 1952.^[1]

Class list

The numbers, names and periods in service of each member of the class were as follows:^[1]

Builder's number Builder Year built GSR In service GSR Name WAGR Number WAGR Withdrawn Notes 2811 Beyer, Peacock & Co 1887 10 November 1888 Albany 168 31 March 1925 2812 Beyer, Peacock & Co 1887 10 January 1889 Beverley 173 30 June 1925 2813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

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

See also

• History of rail transport in Western Australia
• List of Western Australian locomotive classes

References

Notes

1. Gunzburg 1984, p. 61.
2. Gunzburg 1984, pp. 38, 59–61.
3. Turner, Jim (1997). Australian Steam Locomotives 1896-1958. Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press. p. 11. ISBN 086417778X.

Cited works

• Gunzburg, Adrian (1984). A History of WAGR Steam Locomotives. Perth: Australian Railway Historical Society (Western Australian Division). ISBN 0959969039.

External links

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