WAGR S class (1888)

The WAGR S class was a two-member class of 0-6-0WT tank locomotives operated by the Great Southern Railway (GSR) and later Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR).

Not to be confused with WAGR S class.

WAGR S class
S162 at Prospect Quarry in the 1930s
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderKitson & Co
Serial numberT231, T260
Build date1888, 1892
Total produced2
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-6-0WT
Gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Length20 ft 0 in (6.10 m)
Loco weight17 long tons 0 cwt (38,100 lb or 17.3 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity0.5 long tons 0 cwt (1,100 lb or 0.5 t)
Water cap.350 imp gal (1,600 L; 420 US gal)
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		7.3 sq ft (0.68 m2)
Boiler pressure120 psi (827 kPa)
Performance figures
Tractive effort5,365 lbf (23.86 kN)
Factor of adh.7.1
Career
OperatorsGreat Southern Railway
Western Australian Government Railways
Disposition2 scrapped

History

In August 1888, a Kitson & Co, Leeds built a 0-6-0WT locomotive named Princess entered service on the GSR for use in Albany, it was joined by a second named Duchess on 1 May 1892. Both were included in the December 1896 takeover of the GSR by the WAGR and became the S class, numbered S162 and S163.[1] They were withdrawn in 1915 and 1916 respectively, and later sold to the Commonwealth Government, operating construction trains at the Henderson Naval Base before moving to Canberra in 1923 during the construction of Parliament House.[2]

In 1927 both were sold to NSW Associated Blue Metal Quarries and numbered 1 and 2. The latter was scrapped in 1932 while the former having operated at Prospect Quarry, was scrapped at Bass Point Quarry, Shellharbour in 1938.[2][3]

Class list

The numbers, names and periods in service of each member of the class were as follows:[4]

Builder's
number		 GSR
in service		 GSR
name		 WAGR
number		 WAGR
withdrawn
T231 1 August 1888 Princess 162 18 November 1915
T260 1 May 1892 Duchess 163 6 January 1916

Namesakes

The S class designation was reused when the S class locomotives were introduced in 1943. It was reused again in the 1990s when the Westrail S class diesel locomotives entered service.

See also

References

Notes
  1. Gunzburg 1984, pp. 38, 60.
  2. Turner, Jim (1997). Australian Steam Locomotives 1896-1958. Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press. p. 10. ISBN 086417778X.
  3. Gunzburg 1984, pp. 59–60.
  4. Gunzburg 1984, p. 60.

Cited works
  • Gunzburg, Adrian (1984). A History of WAGR Steam Locomotives. Perth: Australian Railway Historical Society (Western Australian Division). ISBN 0959969039.

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