WAGR Dm class

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WAGR Dm class
Dm314, 1945.jpg
Dm314 in as new condition, 1945
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Builder Midland Railway Workshops
Build date1945
Total produced8
Specifications
Configuration:
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 •  Whyte 4-6-4T
Gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Driver dia.4 ft 6 in (1,372 mm)
Length43 ft 3 in (13.18 m)
Loco weight71  long tons  9 cwt (160,000 lb or 72.6 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Water cap.1,820 imp gal (8,300 L; 2,190 US gal)
Firebox:​
 • Grate area18.6 sq ft (1.73 m2)
Boiler pressure160 lbf/in2 (1.10 MPa)
Cylinder size 18 in × 23 in (457 mm × 584 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort 18,768 lbf (83.48 kN)
Factor of adh. 4.7
Career
Operators Western Australian Government Railways
NumbersDm581-Dm588
Dispositionall scrapped

The WAGR Dm class was a class of 4-6-4T tank locomotive operated by the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) between 1945 and 1971.

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Background

World War II was a major setback for Western Australia's railway system. The need to move large numbers of troops and material had taken its toll on the ability of the railways to continue the construction of much needed motive power. During the war years only 13 new locomotives were built, three S class and 10 Australian Standard Garratts. By 1944, approximately a quarter of the WAGR's locomotive fleet was out of action pending maintenance. Much of it was over forty years old. [1]

History

The Dm class was based on the earlier D class but differed significantly in the addition of large boiler-length side tanks, and was built by converting older E class tender locomotives. [2] They were built to haul suburban passenger services in Perth. They were also used as bank engines on the steeply graded Midland Junction to Chidlow section of the Eastern Railway. [3] [4]

The first entered service on 29 March 1945. The first was withdrawn in 1968, with the remainder in 1970/71 following the entry into service of the ADK/ADB class diesel multiple units. [4] [5]

Class list

The numbers and periods in service of each member of the Dm class were as follows: [6]

Road
number		Earlier
number		In serviceWithdrawnNotes
58131429 March 194515 March 1968Rebuilt from Es 314, renumbered 20 September 1945
58230917 May 194510 September 1970Rebuilt from Es 309, renumbered 19 September 1945
58330714 July 194510 September 1970Rebuilt from Es 307, renumbered 7 September 1945
58424 August 194522 July 1969Rebuilt from E 306
58514 September 194510 September 1970Rebuilt from Es 296
58610 October 194517 June 1971Rebuilt from Es 318
5873 November 194517 June 1971Rebuilt from Es 310
58823 November 194517 June 1971Rebuilt from Es 305

See also

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References

Notes

  1. ↑ Gunzburg 1984, p. 113.
  2. ↑ Gunzburg 1984, p. 125.
  3. ↑ Turner, Jim (1997). Australian Steam Locomotives 1896-1958. Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press. p. 140. ISBN   086417778X.
  4. 1 2 Oberg, Leon (2010). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-2010. Dural: Rosenberg Publishing. pp. 230–231. ISBN   9781921719011.
  5. ↑ Gunzburg 1984, p. 127.
  6. ↑ Gunzburg 1984, p. 126.

Cited works

  • Gunzburg, Adrian (1968). WAGR Locomotives 1940–1968. Perth: Australian Railway Historical Society (Western Australian Division). pp. 13–15, 47. OCLC   219836193.
  • Gunzburg, Adrian (1984). A History of WAGR Steam Locomotives. Perth: Australian Railway Historical Society (Western Australian Division). ISBN   0959969039.

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