WAGR T class

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-4-0
Gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Length	43 ft 3 in (13.18 m)
Total 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:
• Grate area	15.2 sq ft (1.41 m2)
Boiler pressure	140 psi (965 kPa)

Type and origin
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

WAGR T class
WAGR T class
	T167, in its first WAGR livery, c. 1900
Power type
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
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-4-0
Gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Length	43 ft 3 in (13.18 m)
Total 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:
• Grate area	15.2 sq ft (1.41 m2)
Boiler pressure	140 psi (965 kPa)
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	9,692 lbf (43.11 kN)
Factor of adh.	4.6
Operators
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Builder's number	Builder	Year built	GSR in service	GSR name	WAGR number	WAGR withdrawn	Notes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.

References

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Gunzburg 1984, p. 61.
^ Gunzburg 1984, pp. 38, 59–61.
^ 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

Media related to WAGR T class at Wikimedia Commons

[FOOTNOTEGunzburg198461-1] Gunzburg 1984, p. 61.

[FOOTNOTEGunzburg198438,_59–61-2] Gunzburg 1984, pp. 38, 59–61.

[3] Turner, Jim (1997). Australian Steam Locomotives 1896-1958. Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press. p. 11. ISBN 086417778X.

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