User:ThylacineHunter/List of Western Australian locomotive classes

Locomotives edit

Western Australian Government Railway edit

WAGR
class
Wheel
arrangement
Fleet
number(s)
Manufacturer
Serial numbers
Year
introduced
Quantity
made
Quantity
preserved
Year(s)
withdrawn
Comments

Tender locomotives edit

A 2-6-0 Beyer, Peacock & Co. 1883 14 2
C/Ca 4-6-0/4-6-2 Baldwin (12),
Midland Workshops (10)
1902 20 0
E/Es 4-6-2 Nasmyth, Wilson & Co. (15),
Vulcan Foundry (30),
North British Locomotive Co. (20)
1902 65 1
Ec 4-6-2 Baldwin 1901 20 0 Rebuilt as L class in 1924
F/Fs 4-8-0 Dübs & Co (15),
North British Locomotive Company (42)
1902 57 2
G 2-6-0/4-6-0 Beyer, Peacock & Co. (7),
James Martin & Co (29),
Neilson & Co (12)
1894 72 7 Based on 1888 locomotive design "Silver King"
J 4-6-0 Kitson & Co 1891 3 0
L 4-6-2 Midland Workshops 1924 20 0 Major rebuild from Ec class
M 2-6-0 Kitson & Co 1876 2 0
O 2-8-0T&T Dübs & Co
Neilson & Co
1896 46 0 5 rebuilt as Oa, 10 rebuilt as N
Oa 2-8-0T&T Midland Railway Workshops 1909 10 1 5 built new, 5 from O
P (1896) 4-4-0 James Martin & Co
134–135
1896 2 0 1912/1929 Sold to MRWA in 1912.
P 4-6-2 North British Locomotive Co. (10),
Midland Workshops (15)
1924 25 1 1968–69 8 rebuilt to Pr class
Pr 4-6-2 Midland Workshops 1938 10 (new),
8 (r/b P)
1 1967–70
Pm and Pmr 4-6-2 North British Locomotive Company
Midland Workshops
1949 35 6 Final 16 constructed as Pmr with detail improvements
Q 4-6-0 Andrew Barclay Sons & Co. 2 0 Originally built for Public Works Department. To WAGR 1931.
R/Ra 4-4-0/4-4-2 Dübs & Co 1897 24 1
S 4-8-2 541–550 Midland Workshops 1943 10 3 1971–72 Superheated
T 4-4-0 Beyer, Peacock & Co
Kitson & Co
1887 10 0 Ex-Great Southern Railway (Western Australia)
U 4-6-2 North British Locomotive Co. 1947 14 1 Superheated, oil burner
V 2-8-2 1201–1224 Beyer, Peacock & Co. 1955 24 4 Superheated
W 4-8-2 901–960 Beyer, Peacock & Co. 1951 60 14 Superheated

Garratt locomotives edit

ASG 4-8-2+2-8-4 1942 25 0
M 2-6-0+0-6-2 388–393 Beyer, Peacock & Co.

5477–5482

1911 6 0 1 example rebuilt to Ms
Ms 2-6-0+0-6-2 424–430 Beyer, Peacock & Co.

5665–5671

1913 7 0 Superheated
Msa 2-6-0+0-6-2 466–475 Midland Workshops

46–55

1930 10 0 Superheated

Tank locomotives edit

B 4-6-0T 1882 11 0
C (1881) 0-6-0T 1–2 1881 2 1 later 0-6-0T&T
D (1884) 0-4-0ST 1884 1 0
D/Ds 4-6-4T 1912 20 0
Dm 4-6-4T 1945 6 0
Dd 4-6-4T 1946 10 2 Superheated
E 2-4-4-2T 1879 2 0
F (1892) 2-4-0T 1892 1 0 rebuilt from class E (1879)
H 0-6-0T 18, 22 1887 2 1
I 0-6-4T Single Fairlie 25-27 Avonside Engine Company 1891 3 0 Ex-New Zealand Government Railways S class
K (1891) 0-6-2T 1891 1 0
K 2-8-4T 1893 24 0
N 4-4-4T 1895 42 1
Q (1895) 4-6-2T/4-6-4T 1895 6 0
S (1888) 0-6-0WT 1888 2 0 Ex-GSR
U (1903) 0-6-0T 1903 1 0 steam crane locomotive
Ut 4-6-4T 1957 1 1 Converted from U class

Standard Gauge Diesel Locomotives edit

H Bo-Bo H1-H5 English Electric Company Limited

A.081-A.082, A.085-A.087

1965 5 0 1992-1996 3 in service, 1 stored, 1 scrapped.
J Bo-Bo J101-J105 Clyde Engineering

66–479 to 66-483

1966 5 0 1986-1995 Evolution of the Victorian Railways Y class.

4 in service, 1 scrapped.

K Co-Co K201-K210 English Electric Company Limited

A.109-A.111, A.133-A.137, A.142, A.186

1966 10 0 1992-2000 1 in service, 2 stored, 7 scrapped.
L Co-Co L251-L277 Clyde Engineering (L251–L273)

Eagle Farm (L274–L277)

1967 27 0 1973-2000 1 in service, 18 stored, 8 scrapped.
NB Co-Co N1871-N1881 Commonwealth Engineering 1977 11 0 1994-1997 1 stored, 10 scrapped.
Q Co-Co Q4001-Q4019 Clyde Engineering

Downer Rail

1996 19 0 2000 All 24 in service.

Narrow Gauge Diesel Locomotives edit

X 2'Do2' X1001-X1032

XA140l-XA1416

Beyer Peacock and Company

Metropolitan Vickars

1954 48 6 1984-1988
Y Bo-Bo Y1101-Y1118 British Thomson-Houston

1011-1028

1953 18 7 1984-1986
Z C' Z1151-Z1153 Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns

7736-7738

Drewry Car Co.

2401-2403

1953 3 3 1983
A Co-Co A1501-A1514 Clyde Engineering

Commonwealth Engineering

1960 25 2 1998-2000 13 in service, 2 preserved, 1 stored, 3 unknown, 6 scrapped.
AA Co-Co AA1515-AA1519 Clyde Engineering

Commonwealth Engineering

1969 5 0 1998-2000
AB Co-Co AB1531-AA1536 Clyde Engineering

Commonwealth Engineering

1969 6 1 1998-2000
C Co-Co C1701-C1703 English Electric Company Limited 1962 3 3 1992
T/TA Co T1801-1805 TA1806-1815 English Tulloch Ltd Rhodes 1967 15 4 1 still in use 1 in service, 4 preserved, 11 scrapped. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAGR_T_class_(diesel)
R Co-Co R1901-R1905 English Electric Company Limited

A.166-A.167, A.171, A.173-A.174

1968 5 0 1992-2016 All scrapped.
RA Co-Co RA1906-RA1918 English Electric Company Limited

A.202-A.207, A.218-A.222, A.244, A.248

1969 13 1 1992 12 scrapped.
N/NA Co-Co N1871-N1881 Commonwealth Engineering 1977 11 0 1994-1997 1 stored, 10 scrapped.
DB Co-Co DB1581–DB1593

DBZ2301–DBZ2313

Clyde Engineering

81–989 to 81-998

82–1122 to 82-1124

1982 13 0 2000 6 in service, 7 in storage.
P Co-Co P2501–P2517 UGL Rail 1989 17 0 2000 All 17 in service.
S Co-Co S3301–S3311 Clyde Engineering 1998 11 0 2000 All 11 in service.

Midland Railway Company of Western Australia edit

(In order of introduction on the Midland railway.)[1]

MRWA
class
Wheel
arrangement
Fleet
number(s)
Manufacturer
Serial numbers
Year
introduced
MRWA
Quantity
made
Quantity
preserved
Year(s)
withdrawn
Comments

Steam locomotives edit

- 2-6-2 1 Hawthorn Leslie
2062
1895 1 0 1901 Ex Edward Keane (in service 1888). Named Walkaway.
Sold to WA Goldfields Firewood Supply Ltd.
- 0-6-0T 11, 12 Hudswell Clarke
381–382
1895 2 0 1901–1920 Ex Edward Keane (in service 1891).
Named Fremantle (sold 1920) and Geraldton (sold 1901).
B 4-4-0 B2–B10 Hawthorn Leslie
2213–2221
1895 9 1 1929–1950s Known as T class until 1921.
B6 preserved, others sold for scrap.
- 2-6-0 - James Martin & Co
14 (2nd), 19
1895 2 0 1895 Ex Edward Keane (in service 1891).
Both sold to WAGR.
P 4-4-0 P62, P63/P12 James Martin & Co
134–135
1912 2 0 1929 Ex WAGR (in service 1896). Both sold for scrap.
C 4-6-2 C14–C18 Kitson & Co.
4878–4880, 4884–4885
1912 5 0 1954–1963 All sold for scrap.
D 4-8-0 D19–D20 Baldwin
53001–53002
1920 2 0 1963 Both sold for scrap.
A 2-8-2 A21–A29 Kitson & Co.
5397–5399, 5409–5411, 5429–5431
1926 9 0 1957–1958 All sold for scrap.

Narrow Gauge Diesel Locomotives edit

E 0-6-0 E30 Commonwealth Engineering 1957 1 1 1983 MRWA's only Western Australian built locomotive.
F A1A-A1A F40-F46 English Electric Company Limited 1958 7 4 1984-1985 Hotham Valley Railway have preserved F40 and F44 while Rail Heritage WA have F43. F41 is also on display at Moora.
G Co-Co G50-G51 English Electric Company Limited 1963 2 1 1990-1991 Based upon the British Rail Class 20

Commonwealth Railways edit

CR

class

Wheel

arrangement

Fleet

number(s)

Manufacturer

Serial numbers

Year

introduced

Quantity

made

Quantity

preserved

Year(s)

withdrawn

Comments

Standard Gauge Steam Locomotives edit

C 4-6-0 C62–C69 Walkers Limited 1938 8 0 1952–1956 Based on NSWGR C36 class.
CA 4-6-0 CA78–CA79 Baldwin 1943 2 0 1945, 1950 Ex New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad.
CN 4-6-0 CA70–CA77 MLW 1942 8 0 1949–1952 Ex Canadian National Railway.
D 4-6-0 D156–D163 Beyer, Peacock and Company 1913 6 0 1920s, 1943 Ex NSWGR Q class.
F 2-6-0 F55 Baldwin 1915 1 0 1921 Ex NSWGR K class.
G/GA 4-6-0 G1–G/GA26 Clyde EngineeringBaldwinToowoomba Foundry 1914 26 1 1925–1956 Based on NSWGR P class.
K 2-8-0 K27–K34 North British Locomotive Company 1916 8 0 1943–1952 Based on NSWGR T class.
KA 2-8-0 KA35–KA54

KA56–KA61

Walkers LimitedPerry Engineering 1919 26 0 1925–1952 Based on NSWGR TF class.
L 2-8-2 L80–L89 Clyde Engineering 1952 10 0 1959 Originally built for China[2] based on SAR 700 class.[2]
Loco

Crane

No.1

0-4-0 - Hudswell Clark and Company 1913 1 0 1953 Allocated to the WA Division.

Standard Gauge Diesel Locomotives edit

GM A1A-A1A/Co-Co GM1-GM47 Clyde Engineering 1951 47 3 1988 4 in service, 3 preserved, 14 stored, 26 scrapped.
MDH Co-Co MDH1-MDH6 Clyde Engineering 1958 6 0 1969-1971 MDH1 named F. J. Shea.
CL Co-Co CL1-CL17 Clyde Engineering 1970 17 1 1997 5 in service, 7 stored, 1 preserved, 2 Overhaul.

Other Diesel locomotives edit

 
BHP Billiton Iron Ore GE CM40-8M no. 5650 Yawata (left) and EMD SD70ACe no. 4352 Lightning (right) at Boodarie, near Port Hedland, 2012.

BHP Billiton Iron Ore edit

(In order of introduction on the Goldsworthy and Mount Newman railways.)[3]

Cliffs Robe River Iron Associates edit

(In order of introduction on the Robe River railway.)[4]

 
Australian National's GM29 & GM3 with the Trans Australian at Rawlinna in 1986

Australian National edit

(In order of introduction on the Trans-Australian Railway.)

CBH Group edit

Fortescue Metals Group edit

 
A trio of FMG GE Dash 9-44CWs cross the Turner River with a train of empty ore wagons, 2008.

(In order of introduction on the Fortescue railway.)[5][6][7]

Goldsworthy Mining edit

(In order of introduction on the Goldsworthy railway.)[8]

Hamersley Iron edit

 
A GE Dash 9-44CW in HI livery at the Brockman 4 mine, 2011.

(In order of introduction on the Hamersley railway.)[9]

Lakewood Firewood Co edit

Mineral Resources edit

Mount Newman Mining edit

(In order of introduction on the Mount Newman railway.)[10]

 
NR29 in Pacific National livery, 2008.

Pacific National edit

Pilbara Iron edit

SCT Logistics edit

South Spur Rail Services edit

Watco WA rail edit

 
3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) DB1590 Shire of Collie, in Westrail orange and blue livery, at Albany, 1986.

See also edit

  1. ^ Gunzburg, Adrian (1989). The Midland Railway Company Locomotives of Western Australia. Melbourne: Light Railway Research Society of Australia. ISBN 0909340277.
  2. ^ a b Fluck, Ron; Marshall, Barry; Wilson, John (1996). Locomotives and Railcars of the Commonwealth Railways. Welland, South Australia: Gresley Publications. pp. 46–48. ISBN 1876216018.
  3. ^ Montgomery, "Toad". "BHP Billiton Iron Ore Road". Pilbara Railway Pages. "Toad" Montgomery. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
  4. ^ Joyce, John; Tilley, Allan (1980). Railways in the Pilbara (2nd ed.). Wembley, WA: J & A Publications. pp. 79–88. ISBN 0959969926. OCLC 222691305.
  5. ^ Montgomery, "Toad". "Fortescue Metals Group Road". Pilbara Railway Pages. "Toad" Montgomery. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
  6. ^ "Our Business: Rail". FMG. Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  7. ^ "Downer scores FMG contract". railexpress.com.au. Informa Australia Pty Ltd. 4 July 2012. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  8. ^ Joyce, John; Tilley, Allan (1980). pages 33–40.
  9. ^ Joyce, John; Tilley, Allan (1980). pages 41–60.
  10. ^ Joyce, John; Tilley, Allan (1980). pages 63–78.