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Locomotives

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Western Australian Government Railway

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WAGR
class
Wheel
arrangement
Fleet
number(s)
Manufacturer
Serial numbers
Year
introduced
Quantity
made
Quantity
preserved
Year(s)
withdrawn
Comments

Tender locomotives

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A 2-6-0 Beyer, Peacock & Co. 1883 14 2
C/Ca 4-6-0/4-6-2 Baldwin (12),
Midland Workshops (10)
1902 20 0
E/Es 4-6-2 Nasmyth, Wilson & Co. (15),
Vulcan Foundry (30),
North British Locomotive Co. (20)
1902 65 1
Ec 4-6-2 Baldwin 1901 20 0 Rebuilt as L class in 1924
F/Fs 4-8-0 Dübs & Co (15),
North British Locomotive Company (42)
1902 57 2
G 2-6-0/4-6-0 Beyer, Peacock & Co. (7),
James Martin & Co (29),
Neilson & Co (12)
1894 72 7 Based on 1888 locomotive design "Silver King"
J 4-6-0 Kitson & Co 1891 3 0
L 4-6-2 Midland Workshops 1924 20 0 Major rebuild from Ec class
M 2-6-0 Kitson & Co 1876 2 0
O 2-8-0T&T Dübs & Co
Neilson & Co
1896 46 0 5 rebuilt as Oa, 10 rebuilt as N
Oa 2-8-0T&T Midland Railway Workshops 1909 10 1 5 built new, 5 from O
P (1896) 4-4-0 James Martin & Co
134–135
1896 2 0 1912/1929 Sold to MRWA in 1912.
P 4-6-2 North British Locomotive Co. (10),
Midland Workshops (15)
1924 25 1 1968–69 8 rebuilt to Pr class
Pr 4-6-2 Midland Workshops 1938 10 (new),
8 (r/b P)
1 1967–70
Pm and Pmr 4-6-2 North British Locomotive Company
Midland Workshops
1949 35 6 Final 16 constructed as Pmr with detail improvements
Q 4-6-0 Andrew Barclay Sons & Co. 2 0 Originally built for Public Works Department. To WAGR 1931.
R/Ra 4-4-0/4-4-2 Dübs & Co 1897 24 1
S 4-8-2 541–550 Midland Workshops 1943 10 3 1971–72 Superheated
T 4-4-0 Beyer, Peacock & Co
Kitson & Co
1887 10 0 Ex-Great Southern Railway (Western Australia)
U 4-6-2 North British Locomotive Co. 1947 14 1 Superheated, oil burner
V 2-8-2 1201–1224 Beyer, Peacock & Co. 1955 24 4 Superheated
W 4-8-2 901–960 Beyer, Peacock & Co. 1951 60 14 Superheated

Garratt locomotives

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ASG 4-8-2+2-8-4 1942 25 0
M 2-6-0+0-6-2 388–393 Beyer, Peacock & Co.

5477–5482

1911 6 0 1 example rebuilt to Ms
Ms 2-6-0+0-6-2 424–430 Beyer, Peacock & Co.

5665–5671

1913 7 0 Superheated
Msa 2-6-0+0-6-2 466–475 Midland Workshops

46–55

1930 10 0 Superheated

Tank locomotives

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B 4-6-0T 1882 11 0
C (1881) 0-6-0T 1–2 1881 2 1 later 0-6-0T&T
D (1884) 0-4-0ST 1884 1 0
D/Ds 4-6-4T 1912 20 0
Dm 4-6-4T 1945 6 0
Dd 4-6-4T 1946 10 2 Superheated
E 2-4-4-2T 1879 2 0
F (1892) 2-4-0T 1892 1 0 rebuilt from class E (1879)
H 0-6-0T 18, 22 1887 2 1
I 0-6-4T Single Fairlie 25-27 Avonside Engine Company 1891 3 0 Ex-New Zealand Government Railways S class
K (1891) 0-6-2T 1891 1 0
K 2-8-4T 1893 24 0
N 4-4-4T 1895 42 1
Q (1895) 4-6-2T/4-6-4T 1895 6 0
S (1888) 0-6-0WT 1888 2 0 Ex-GSR
U (1903) 0-6-0T 1903 1 0 steam crane locomotive
Ut 4-6-4T 1957 1 1 Converted from U class

Standard Gauge Diesel Locomotives

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H Bo-Bo H1-H5 English Electric Company Limited

A.081-A.082, A.085-A.087

1965 5 0 1992-1996 3 in service, 1 stored, 1 scrapped.
J Bo-Bo J101-J105 Clyde Engineering

66–479 to 66-483

1966 5 0 1986-1995 Evolution of the Victorian Railways Y class.

4 in service, 1 scrapped.

K Co-Co K201-K210 English Electric Company Limited

A.109-A.111, A.133-A.137, A.142, A.186

1966 10 0 1992-2000 1 in service, 2 stored, 7 scrapped.
L Co-Co L251-L277 Clyde Engineering (L251–L273)

Eagle Farm (L274–L277)

1967 27 0 1973-2000 1 in service, 18 stored, 8 scrapped.
NB Co-Co N1871-N1881 Commonwealth Engineering 1977 11 0 1994-1997 1 stored, 10 scrapped.
Q Co-Co Q4001-Q4019 Clyde Engineering

Downer Rail

1996 19 0 2000 All 24 in service.

Narrow Gauge Diesel Locomotives

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X 2'Do2' X1001-X1032

XA140l-XA1416

Beyer Peacock and Company

Metropolitan Vickars

1954 48 6 1984-1988
Y Bo-Bo Y1101-Y1118 British Thomson-Houston

1011-1028

1953 18 7 1984-1986
Z C' Z1151-Z1153 Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns

7736-7738

Drewry Car Co.

2401-2403

1953 3 3 1983
A Co-Co A1501-A1514 Clyde Engineering

Commonwealth Engineering

1960 25 2 1998-2000 13 in service, 2 preserved, 1 stored, 3 unknown, 6 scrapped.
AA Co-Co AA1515-AA1519 Clyde Engineering

Commonwealth Engineering

1969 5 0 1998-2000
AB Co-Co AB1531-AA1536 Clyde Engineering

Commonwealth Engineering

1969 6 1 1998-2000
C Co-Co C1701-C1703 English Electric Company Limited 1962 3 3 1992
T/TA Co T1801-1805 TA1806-1815 English Tulloch Ltd Rhodes 1967 15 4 1 still in use 1 in service, 4 preserved, 11 scrapped. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAGR_T_class_(diesel)
R Co-Co R1901-R1905 English Electric Company Limited

A.166-A.167, A.171, A.173-A.174

1968 5 0 1992-2016 All scrapped.
RA Co-Co RA1906-RA1918 English Electric Company Limited

A.202-A.207, A.218-A.222, A.244, A.248

1969 13 1 1992 12 scrapped.
N/NA Co-Co N1871-N1881 Commonwealth Engineering 1977 11 0 1994-1997 1 stored, 10 scrapped.
DB Co-Co DB1581–DB1593

DBZ2301–DBZ2313

Clyde Engineering

81–989 to 81-998

82–1122 to 82-1124

1982 13 0 2000 6 in service, 7 in storage.
P Co-Co P2501–P2517 UGL Rail 1989 17 0 2000 All 17 in service.
S Co-Co S3301–S3311 Clyde Engineering 1998 11 0 2000 All 11 in service.

Midland Railway Company of Western Australia

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(In order of introduction on the Midland railway.)[1]

MRWA
class
Wheel
arrangement
Fleet
number(s)
Manufacturer
Serial numbers
Year
introduced
MRWA
Quantity
made
Quantity
preserved
Year(s)
withdrawn
Comments

Steam locomotives

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- 2-6-2 1 Hawthorn Leslie
2062
1895 1 0 1901 Ex Edward Keane (in service 1888). Named Walkaway.
Sold to WA Goldfields Firewood Supply Ltd.
- 0-6-0T 11, 12 Hudswell Clarke
381–382
1895 2 0 1901–1920 Ex Edward Keane (in service 1891).
Named Fremantle (sold 1920) and Geraldton (sold 1901).
B 4-4-0 B2–B10 Hawthorn Leslie
2213–2221
1895 9 1 1929–1950s Known as T class until 1921.
B6 preserved, others sold for scrap.
- 2-6-0 - James Martin & Co
14 (2nd), 19
1895 2 0 1895 Ex Edward Keane (in service 1891).
Both sold to WAGR.
P 4-4-0 P62, P63/P12 James Martin & Co
134–135
1912 2 0 1929 Ex WAGR (in service 1896). Both sold for scrap.
C 4-6-2 C14–C18 Kitson & Co.
4878–4880, 4884–4885
1912 5 0 1954–1963 All sold for scrap.
D 4-8-0 D19–D20 Baldwin
53001–53002
1920 2 0 1963 Both sold for scrap.
A 2-8-2 A21–A29 Kitson & Co.
5397–5399, 5409–5411, 5429–5431
1926 9 0 1957–1958 All sold for scrap.

Narrow Gauge Diesel Locomotives

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E 0-6-0 E30 Commonwealth Engineering 1957 1 1 1983 MRWA's only Western Australian built locomotive.
F A1A-A1A F40-F46 English Electric Company Limited 1958 7 4 1984-1985 Hotham Valley Railway have preserved F40 and F44 while Rail Heritage WA have F43. F41 is also on display at Moora.
G Co-Co G50-G51 English Electric Company Limited 1963 2 1 1990-1991 Based upon the British Rail Class 20

Commonwealth Railways

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CR

class

Wheel

arrangement

Fleet

number(s)

Manufacturer

Serial numbers

Year

introduced

Quantity

made

Quantity

preserved

Year(s)

withdrawn

Comments

Standard Gauge Steam Locomotives

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C 4-6-0 C62–C69 Walkers Limited 1938 8 0 1952–1956 Based on NSWGR C36 class.
CA 4-6-0 CA78–CA79 Baldwin 1943 2 0 1945, 1950 Ex New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad.
CN 4-6-0 CA70–CA77 MLW 1942 8 0 1949–1952 Ex Canadian National Railway.
D 4-6-0 D156–D163 Beyer, Peacock and Company 1913 6 0 1920s, 1943 Ex NSWGR Q class.
F 2-6-0 F55 Baldwin 1915 1 0 1921 Ex NSWGR K class.
G/GA 4-6-0 G1–G/GA26 Clyde EngineeringBaldwinToowoomba Foundry 1914 26 1 1925–1956 Based on NSWGR P class.
K 2-8-0 K27–K34 North British Locomotive Company 1916 8 0 1943–1952 Based on NSWGR T class.
KA 2-8-0 KA35–KA54

KA56–KA61

Walkers LimitedPerry Engineering 1919 26 0 1925–1952 Based on NSWGR TF class.
L 2-8-2 L80–L89 Clyde Engineering 1952 10 0 1959 Originally built for China[2] based on SAR 700 class.[2]
Loco

Crane

No.1

0-4-0 - Hudswell Clark and Company 1913 1 0 1953 Allocated to the WA Division.

Standard Gauge Diesel Locomotives

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GM A1A-A1A/Co-Co GM1-GM47 Clyde Engineering 1951 47 3 1988 4 in service, 3 preserved, 14 stored, 26 scrapped.
MDH Co-Co MDH1-MDH6 Clyde Engineering 1958 6 0 1969-1971 MDH1 named F. J. Shea.
CL Co-Co CL1-CL17 Clyde Engineering 1970 17 1 1997 5 in service, 7 stored, 1 preserved, 2 Overhaul.

Other Diesel locomotives

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BHP Billiton Iron Ore GE CM40-8M no. 5650 Yawata (left) and EMD SD70ACe no. 4352 Lightning (right) at Boodarie, near Port Hedland, 2012.

BHP Billiton Iron Ore

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(In order of introduction on the Goldsworthy and Mount Newman railways.)[3]

Cliffs Robe River Iron Associates

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(In order of introduction on the Robe River railway.)[4]

Australian National's GM29 & GM3 with the Trans Australian at Rawlinna in 1986

Australian National

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(In order of introduction on the Trans-Australian Railway.)

CBH Group

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Fortescue Metals Group

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A trio of FMG GE Dash 9-44CWs cross the Turner River with a train of empty ore wagons, 2008.

(In order of introduction on the Fortescue railway.)[5][6][7]

Goldsworthy Mining

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(In order of introduction on the Goldsworthy railway.)[8]

Hamersley Iron

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A GE Dash 9-44CW in HI livery at the Brockman 4 mine, 2011.

(In order of introduction on the Hamersley railway.)[9]

Lakewood Firewood Co

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Mineral Resources

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Mount Newman Mining

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(In order of introduction on the Mount Newman railway.)[10]

NR29 in Pacific National livery, 2008.

Pacific National

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Pilbara Iron

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SCT Logistics

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South Spur Rail Services

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Watco WA rail

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3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) DB1590 Shire of Collie, in Westrail orange and blue livery, at Albany, 1986.

See also

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  1. ^ Gunzburg, Adrian (1989). The Midland Railway Company Locomotives of Western Australia. Melbourne: Light Railway Research Society of Australia. ISBN 0909340277.
  2. ^ a b Fluck, Ron; Marshall, Barry; Wilson, John (1996). Locomotives and Railcars of the Commonwealth Railways. Welland, South Australia: Gresley Publications. pp. 46–48. ISBN 1876216018.
  3. ^ Montgomery, "Toad". "BHP Billiton Iron Ore Road". Pilbara Railway Pages. "Toad" Montgomery. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
  4. ^ Joyce, John; Tilley, Allan (1980). Railways in the Pilbara (2nd ed.). Wembley, WA: J & A Publications. pp. 79–88. ISBN 0959969926. OCLC 222691305.
  5. ^ Montgomery, "Toad". "Fortescue Metals Group Road". Pilbara Railway Pages. "Toad" Montgomery. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
  6. ^ "Our Business: Rail". FMG. Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  7. ^ "Downer scores FMG contract". railexpress.com.au. Informa Australia Pty Ltd. 4 July 2012. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  8. ^ Joyce, John; Tilley, Allan (1980). pages 33–40.
  9. ^ Joyce, John; Tilley, Allan (1980). pages 41–60.
  10. ^ Joyce, John; Tilley, Allan (1980). pages 63–78.