The WAGR J class was a three-member class of 4-6-0 steam locomotives operated by the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) between 1892 and 1924 before seeing further use with the State Saw Mills until the early 1930s.
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History edit
The J class engines were built in 1891 by Kitson & Co, Leeds, for the Fremantle to Beverley mail service. They arrived in Western Australia in late 1891 and entered service with the WAGR early the following year.[1] However their fireboxes proved too small and in 1907 they were fitted with Q class boilers.
All three engines were withdrawn in January 1924. They were transferred to the State Saw Mills to haul timber trains and after repairs at the Midland Railway Workshops, J28 arrived at Wuraming in November 1924, J29 at Manjimup in May 1925 and J30 at Holyoake. All were out of use by the early 1930s, and later scrapped.[2][3]
Namesake edit
The J class designation was reused in the 1960s when the J class diesel locomotives entered service.
See also edit
References edit
Notes edit
- ^ Gunzburg 1984, pp. 42–43.
- ^ Gunzburg 1984, p. 43.
- ^ Gunzburg, Adrian; Austin, Jeff (2008). Rails Through the Bush. Perth: Rail Heritage WA. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-9803922-2-7.
Cited works edit
- Gunzburg, Adrian (1984). A History of WAGR Steam Locomotives. Perth: Australian Railway Historical Society (Western Australian Division). ISBN 0959969039.
External links edit
Media related to WAGR J class at Wikimedia Commons