WAGR N class

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WAGR N class
WAGR 201 (5360007720).jpg
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Builder Neilson & Co
Robert Stephenson & Co
Nasmyth, Wilson & Co
Midland Railway Workshops
Total produced42
Specifications
Configuration:
   Whyte 4-4-4T
Gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Driver dia.4 ft 0 in (1,219 mm)
Length36 ft 3 in (11.05 m)
Loco weight44  long tons  0 cwt (98,600 lb or 44.7 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Water cap.1,600 imp gal (7,300 L; 1,900 US gal)
Boiler pressure160 lbf/in2 (1.10 MPa)
Cylinder size 15.5 in × 21 in (394 mm × 533 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort 11,036 lbf (49.09 kN)
Career
Operators Western Australian Government Railways
First runSeptember 1896
PreservedN201
Disposition1 preserved, 41 scrapped

The WAGR N class was a class of steam locomotives operated by the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) from 1896 until 1960.

Contents

History

In September 1896, five Neilson & Co built N class entered service hauling suburban trains around Perth between Fremantle and Midland Junction and on the Kalgoorlie-Boulder loop. Robert Stephenson & Co built a further twelve in 1898/99 and Nasmyth, Wilson & Co a further fifteen in 1901. In 1907/08 a further ten were added, when the Midland Railway Workshops converted ten O class. With the cessation of suburban services in Kalgoorlie, all were transferred to Perth. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Most remained in service until replaced by Dm and Dd class locomotives in the 1940s and ADH class diesel multiple units in the 1950s. The last two were withdrawn in September 1960. [1] [4]

N201 has been preserved at the Western Australian Rail Transport Museum. [5]

Class list

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

Builder's
number
BuilderYear builtRoad
number
In serviceWithdrawnNotes
600 Nasmyth, Wilson & Co 1900126 June 190129 May 1958
601Nasmyth, Wilson & Co1900192 July 190115 June 1940Stowed 20 April 1940
602Nasmyth, Wilson & Co19002023 August 190130 September 1940
603Nasmyth, Wilson & Co19002516 August 190130 April 1954
604Nasmyth, Wilson & Co19002621 August 19013 July 1953
605Nasmyth, Wilson & Co19002729 August 19012 October 1953
606Nasmyth, Wilson & Co19001322 September 190126 May 1953
4937 Neilson & Co 18966918 September 189615 November 1950
4938Neilson & Co18967012 September 189614 January 1954
4939Neilson & Co18967119 September 189615 May 1950
4940Neilson & Co18967214 September 189614 November 1946
4941Neilson & Co18967310 October 189625 May 1955
4933Neilson & Co18967527 June 190816 January 1951
4934Neilson & Co1896762 May 190818 February 1960
4935Neilson & Co18967716 May 19087 May 1958
4936Neilson & Co18967827 June 190825 May 1955
5046Neilson & Co18967913 June 190817 August 1951
5052Neilson & Co18968521 December 190722 July 1955
5053Neilson & Co18968621 December 190715 May 1950
5054Neilson & Co18968721 December 19077 October 1947Destroyed in collision at Fremantle, 31 July 1947
5062Neilson & Co18969515 February 190828 June 1955Used after withdrawal as steam cleaner, Midland locomotive depot
5063Neilson & Co18969621 March 190819 January 1948For light rail use, as of 24 May 1913
2881 Robert Stephenson & Co 189819630 September 18983 July 1953
2882Robert Stephenson & Co189819727 September 189813 January 1955
2883Robert Stephenson & Co18981984 November 189828 June 1954
2884Robert Stephenson & Co18981992 November 189825 May 1950Written off after damage in a collision
2885Robert Stephenson & Co189820020 October 189828 September 1960Stowed 14 January 1932 to 15 November 1938
2886Robert Stephenson & Co189820127 October 189828 September 1960Preserved at Western Australian Rail Transport Museum [5]
2887Robert Stephenson & Co18982027 December 189814 November 1946
2888Robert Stephenson & Co189820315 December 189813 January 1955
2889Robert Stephenson & Co189820428 January 189917 April 1950
2890Robert Stephenson & Co189820519 January 189912 April 1951
2891Robert Stephenson & Co189820618 January 189928 April 1955
2892Robert Stephenson & Co189820711 April 189929 May 1953
607Nasmyth, Wilson & Co190025631 August 190131 December 1941Stowed November 1933; boiler removed 7 February 1934
608Nasmyth, Wilson & Co19002576 September 19014 September 1947
609Nasmyth, Wilson & Co190025812 October 19014 November 1947
610Nasmyth, Wilson & Co190025910 October 19012 September 1953
611Nasmyth, Wilson & Co190026012 October 190115 May 1950
612Nasmyth, Wilson & Co19002612 November 190117 September 1951
613Nasmyth, Wilson & Co19002626 November 190131 December 1940Stowed 6 October 1931; boiler removed 15 November 1933
614Nasmyth, Wilson & Co19002637 November 190128 June 1955Converted to Ns 3 March 1922, and back to N 22 August 1933

Namesake

The N class designation was reused in the 1970s when the N class diesel locomotives entered service.

See also

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Whiteford, David; De Bruin, Charles; Watson, Lindsay; Watson, Neville (1983). Western Australian Preserved Locomotives. Elizabeth: Railmac Publications. p. 11. ISBN   0-949817-19-8.
  2. Finlayson, Don (1986). Steam Around Perth. Perth: Australian Railway Historical Society WA Division. p. 50. ISBN   0959969047.
  3. Turner, Jim (1997). Australian Steam Locomotives 1896-1958. Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press. p. 126. ISBN   086417778X.
  4. 1 2 Oberg, Leon (2010). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-2010. Dural: Rosenberg Publishing. pp. 223–224. ISBN   9781921719011.
  5. 1 2 N Class Suburban Tank Locomotive Rail Heritage WA
  6. Gunzburg 1984, p. 57.

Cited works

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

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