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WAGR Q class

WAGR Q class
PWD locomotive Nornalup (later Q63), ca 1928
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderAndrew Barclay Sons & Co.
Total produced2
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte4-6-0
Gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Length49 ft 3 in (15.01 m)
Total weight119 long tons 6 cwt (267,200 lb or 121.2 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity5.5 long tons 0 cwt (12,300 lb or 5.6 t)
Water cap.2,050 imp gal (9,300 L; 2,460 US gal)
Firebox:
 • Grate area17 sq ft (1.6 m2)
Boiler pressure165 lbf/in2 (1.14 MPa)
Valve gearWalschaerts
Performance figures
Tractive effort14,060 lbf (62.54 kN)
Factor of adh.4.2
Career
OperatorsPublic Works Department
Western Australian Government Railways
First run31 July 1928
Withdrawn9 October 1953
Dispositionboth 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

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In November 1927, the PWD's Railway Construction Branch awarded a tender to Andrew Barclay Sons & Co., Kilmarnock for two 4-6-0 locomotives.[1][2]

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 They were withdrawn on 25 October 1949 and 9 October 1953 respectively and scrapped.[2][3][4]

Namesakes

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The Q class designation was previously used for the Q class locomotives that were withdrawn in 1925.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.

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