WAGR Q class

Not to be confused with WAGR Q class (1895).

WAGR Q class

300px PWD locomotive Nornalup (later Q63), ca 1928

Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Andrew Barclay Sons & Co. Total produced 2

Specifications Configuration 4-6-0 Gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Length 49 ft 3 in (15.01 m) Loco & tender weight 119 long tons 6 cwt (267,200 lb or 121.2 t) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 5.5 long tons 0 cwt (12,300 lb or 5.6 t) Water cap 2,050 imp gal (9,300 L; 2,460 US gal) Boiler pressure 165 lbf/in2 (1.14 MPa) Firegrate area 17 sq ft (1.6 m2) Valve gear Walschaerts

Performance figures Tractive effort 14,060 lbf (62.54 kN) Factor of adh 4.2

Career Operators Public Works Department Western Australian Government Railways First run 31 July 1928 Withdrawn 9 October 1953 Disposition all scrapped

The WAGR Q class was a two-member class of 4-6-0 steam locomotives operated by the Public Works Department (PWD) and later Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) between 1928 and 1953.

History

In November 1927, the PWD's Railway Construction Branch awarded a tender to Andrew Barclay Sons & Co., Kilmarnock for two 4-6-0 locomotives.

Both locomotives entered service with the PWD on 31 July 1928 named Wiluna and Nornalup after contemporary construction projects. On 5 January 1931, responsibility for the Railway Construction Branch of the PWD was transferred to the WAGR, with both included and numbered Q62 and Q63. They were withdrawn on 25 October 1949 and 9 October 1953 respectively and scrapped.

Namesakes

The Q class designation was previously used for the Q class locomotives that were withdrawn in 1925. It was reused in the 1990s when the Westrail Q class diesel locomotives entered service.

See also

• History of rail transport in Western Australia
• List of Western Australian locomotive classes

External links

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