The Y class was a class of 18 diesel locomotives built by British Thomson-Houston and Clayton Equipment Company for the Western Australian Government Railways between 1953 and 1955. British Thomson-Houston supplied the electrical control equipment but the mechanical work, assembly and testing was carried out by Clayton Equipment Company at their premises in Hatton, Derbyshire.[1] The locomotives carried separate builders plates for each company.
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They were used as shunters, primarily in Perth and Fremantle although some did haul freight services in the Geraldton and Pinjarra areas.[2]
They were withdrawn by 1990 with seven being preserved:[3][4][5]
- 1101 at the Railway Museum, Bassendean (as of January 2024)
- 1102, 1107, 1114, 1115 at the Pemberton Tramway Station (as of August 2023)
- 1108 at the Boulder Railway Station, Kalgoorlie (as of September 2023)
- 1116 at the South West Rail & Heritage Centre, Boyanup (as of February 2023)
References
edit- ^ Gunzburg, Adrian (1968). WAGR Locomotives 1940-1968. Perth: Australian Railway Historical Society W.A. Division, Inc. p. 36.
- ^ "Paxman Diesels for the World's Railways (1957)". www.paxmanhistory.org.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Y Class". www.pemtram.com.au. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Rail Heritage WA Exhibits". www.railheritagewa.org.au. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Y class (WA, Diesel)". Railpage. Retrieved 17 November 2022.