List of Western Australian locomotive classes

This is a list of Western Australian locomotive classes, being classes of locomotive that have worked on railways in Western Australia.

Standard gauge L268 in its unique Westrail blue livery, at Leighton marshalling yard, 1986.

The majority of Western Australian steam locomotive classes were operated by the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR). Regularly scheduled steam working ceased on WAGR mainline operations after 1971 - with only special excursion or enthusiasts trains being hauled by steam after that time.

Other significant operators include the Commonwealth Railways, the Midland Railway Company of Western Australia and State Saw Mills. Many private organisations also operated steam locomotives in Western Australia.

Locomotives

Commonwealth Railways

CR class	Wheel arrangement	Fleet number(s)	Manufacturer Serial numbers	Year introduced	Quantity made	Quantity preserved	Year(s) withdrawn	Comments
Standard Gauge Steam Locomotives
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 Engineering Baldwin Toowoomba 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 Limited Perry 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[1] based on SAR 700 class.[1]
Loco Crane No.1	0-4-0	-	Hudswell Clark and Company	1913	1	0	1953	Allocated to the WA Division.
Loco Crane No.2	0-4-0	-	Andrew Barclay Sons & Co.	1914	1	0	1953	Allocated to the Port Augusta Division.
SAR No.4165	0-4-0	-	James Martin & Co	1911	1	0	1924	Ex South Australian Railways number 4165.
Narrow Gauge Steam Locomotives
NA	0-4-0	NA1	Baldwin Locomotive Works	1887	1	1	1950	First locomotive to operate in the Northern Territory named Sandfly.
NF	2-6-0	NF2–NF7	Beyer, Peacock and Company	1911	8	1[2]	1950	Ex SAR W class.
NFA	2-6-0	NFA8	Dübs & Co	1915	1	0	1925	Similar to NZR J class.
NG	4-6-0	NG9–NG14	Dübs & Co Kitson and Company Phoenix Coy, Queensland	1913	6	0	1933–1944	Ex QGR B13 class.
NM	4-8-0	NM15–NM38	Thompson & Co, Victoria	1925	22	2	1954–1967	Ex QGR C17 class.
NB	0-6-0	NB29–NB30	Vulcan Iron Works	1925	2	1	1946–1950	Ex Henderson Naval Base No.2 and 3. NB30 preserved as diesel.
NFC/NGA	2-6-0/4-6-0	NGA17–NGA157	James Martin & Co Dübs & Co Beyer, Peacock and Company Neilson & Co	1940	13	1	1946–1947	Ex WAGR G class.
NFB	2-6-0	NFB43–NFB97	James Martin & Co Islington Workshops	1941	18	1	1948-1958	Ex SAR Yx class.
NMA/T	4-8-0	NMA50-NMA54	Islington Workshops James Martin & Co Walkers Limited	1942	4	0	1943	Ex SAR T class. All locomotives returned to the South Australian Railways.
NMB	4-8-0	NMB55-NMB65	Walkers Limited Evans, Anderson, Phelan and Company Ipswich Workshops Toowoomba Foundry	1942	11	0	1944	Ex QGR C16 class
Standard Gauge Diesel Locomotives
DE	Bo-Bo	DE90-DE91	General Electric Company	1950	2	2	1975	Ex NSWGR 79 class.
GM1/GM12	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.
DR	0-4-0	DR1	Ruston-Hornsby Ltd	1964	1	1	1975	Ex shunter at Clyde, NSW for Shell.
CL	Co-Co	CL1-CL17	Clyde Engineering	1970	17	1	1997	5 in service, 7 stored, 1 preserved, 2 Overhaul.
Narrow Gauge Diesel Locomotives
NSU	A1A-A1A	NSU51-NSU64	Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Co.	1954	14	14	1980-1987	Operating: 52. Near-operable: 55 (sheltered), 58 (outdoors). Indoor static display: 51, 61, 62. Held for spare parts: 54. Outdoor display (shell on bogies): 53, 56, 57, 59, 60, 63, 64.
NB	0-6-0	NB30	Port Augusta Workshops	1958	1	1	1972	Rebuilt from steam locomotive NB30.
NT	Co-Co	NT65-NT77	Tulloch Limited	1965	13	1	1966-1975	Designed by Sulzer Bros.
NC	0-6-0	NC1-NC2	Clyde Engineering	1966	2	2	1980-1982	Ex Lakewood Fire Co. No.1 and No.2.
NJ	Co-Co	NJ1-NJ6	Clyde Engineering	1971	6	0	1980	3 in service, 1 scrapped, 2 exported to South Africa.

Midland Railway Company of Western Australia

(In order of introduction on the Midland railway.)[3]

MRWA class	Wheel arrangement	Fleet number(s)	Manufacturer Serial numbers	Year introduced MRWA	Quantity made	Quantity preserved	Year(s) withdrawn	Comments
Steam locomotives
-	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.
Standard Gauge Diesel Locomotives
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

Western Australian Government Railways

WAGR class	Wheel arrangement	Fleet number(s)	Manufacturer Serial numbers	Year introduced	Quantity made	Quantity preserved	Year(s) withdrawn	Comments
Tender locomotives
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
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
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
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.
AC	Co-Co
Narrow Gauge Diesel Locomotives
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
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.

Other Diesel locomotives

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

(In order of introduction on the Goldsworthy and Mount Newman railways.)[4]

CM39-8
CM40-8M
CM40-8
GE AC6000CW
EMD SD40R
EMD SD40-2
EMD SD70ACe

Cliffs Robe River Iron Associates

(In order of introduction on the Robe River railway.)[5]

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

Australian National

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

CBH Group

CBH class

Fortescue Metals Group

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.)[6][7][8]

Goldsworthy Mining

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

Class B (similar to WAGR H class (diesel))
Class A (similar to WAGR K class (diesel))

Hamersley Iron

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

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

Lakewood Firewood Co

Diesel locomotive

Mineral resources

UGL Rail C44aci MRL class

Mount Newman Mining

(In order of introduction on the Mount Newman railway.)[11]

EMD F7A
ALCO Century 636
MLW M-636
CM36-7
CM39-8

NR29 in Pacific National livery, 2008.

Pacific National

Pilbara Iron

GE Dash 9-44CW

SCT Logistics

South Spur Rail Services

Watco WA rail

V/Line G class

G class

New South Wales 422 class locomotive FL&HL class

WAGR D class (diesel)

D class

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

References

Notes

Fluck, Ron; Marshall, Barry; Wilson, John (1996). Locomotives and Railcars of the Commonwealth Railways. Welland, South Australia: Gresley Publications. pp. 46–48. ISBN 1876216018.
"Preserved Steam Locomotives Down Under - NF 5". Australiansteam.com. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
Gunzburg, Adrian (1989). The Midland Railway Company Locomotives of Western Australia. Melbourne: Light Railway Research Society of Australia. ISBN 0909340277.
Montgomery, "Toad". "BHP Billiton Iron Ore Road". Pilbara Railway Pages. "Toad" Montgomery. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
Joyce, John; Tilley, Allan (1980). Railways in the Pilbara (2nd ed.). Wembley, WA: J & A Publications. pp. 79–88. ISBN 0959969926. OCLC 222691305.
Montgomery, "Toad". "Fortescue Metals Group Road". Pilbara Railway Pages. "Toad" Montgomery. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
"Our Business: Rail". FMG. Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
"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.
Joyce, John; Tilley, Allan (1980). pages 33–40.
Joyce, John; Tilley, Allan (1980). pages 41–60.
Joyce, John; Tilley, Allan (1980). pages 63–78.

Register of New Zealand Railways Steam Locomotives 1863-1971. Pages 59 & 158. ISBN 0-9582072-1-6

Primary sources

State Records Office has a web page with the largest collection of records available about the WAGR.

External links

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[:0-1] Fluck, Ron; Marshall, Barry; Wilson, John (1996). Locomotives and Railcars of the Commonwealth Railways. Welland, South Australia: Gresley Publications. pp. 46–48. ISBN 1876216018.

[2] "Preserved Steam Locomotives Down Under - NF 5". Australiansteam.com. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

[3] Gunzburg, Adrian (1989). The Midland Railway Company Locomotives of Western Australia. Melbourne: Light Railway Research Society of Australia. ISBN 0909340277.

[4] Montgomery, "Toad". "BHP Billiton Iron Ore Road". Pilbara Railway Pages. "Toad" Montgomery. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012.

[5] Joyce, John; Tilley, Allan (1980). Railways in the Pilbara (2nd ed.). Wembley, WA: J & A Publications. pp. 79–88. ISBN 0959969926. OCLC 222691305.

[6] Montgomery, "Toad". "Fortescue Metals Group Road". Pilbara Railway Pages. "Toad" Montgomery. Retrieved 21 July 2012.

[7] "Our Business: Rail". FMG. Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.

[8] "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.

[9] Joyce, John; Tilley, Allan (1980). pages 33–40.

[10] Joyce, John; Tilley, Allan (1980). pages 41–60.

[11] Joyce, John; Tilley, Allan (1980). pages 63–78.

Commonwealth Railways/Australian National rolling stock
Steam (standard gauge)	G K KA C CA CN L
Steam (narrow gauge)	NM
Diesel-electric (standard gauge)	DE GM CL AL BL DL EL AN NR
Diesel-electric (narrow gauge)	NSU NT NJ
Diesel-hydraulic (narrow gauge)	NC
Diesel-mechanical (standard gauge)	DR
Diesel railcars (standard gauge)	NDH CB
Passenger carriages (standard gauge)	Carbon steel Stainless steel

Locomotives of the Midland Railway Company of Western Australia
Steam	Walkaway Fremantle/Geraldton B class Martin engines P class C class D class A class
Diesel-Hydraulic	E class
Diesel-Electric	F class G class
List of Western Australian locomotive classes Midland Junction railway station Rail transport in Western Australia Western Australian Government Railways

Classes of locomotives of the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR/Westrail)
Steam tender (1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in))	A C/Ca E/Es Ec F/Fs G I J L M O Oa P (1896) P/Pr Pm/Pmr Q R/Ra S T U V W
Steam tank (narrow gauge)	B C (1880) D (1884) D/Ds Dm Dd E F (1892) H I K (1891) K N Q (1895) S (1888) U (1903) Ut
Steam Garratt (narrow gauge)	ASG M/Ms Msa
Diesel-hydraulic (narrow gauge)	B E (ex MRWA) M/MA
Diesel-mechanical (narrow gauge)	Z
Diesel-electric (narrow gauge)	A/AA/AB C D/DA DB F (ex MRWA) G (ex MRWA) N/NA P R RA S T/TA X Y
Diesel-electric (standard gauge)	H J K KA L NB Q
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List of Western Australian locomotive classes

Locomotives

Commonwealth Railways

Standard Gauge Steam Locomotives

Narrow Gauge Steam Locomotives

Standard Gauge Diesel Locomotives

Narrow Gauge Diesel Locomotives

Midland Railway Company of Western Australia

Steam locomotives

Standard Gauge Diesel Locomotives

Western Australian Government Railways

Tender locomotives

Garratt locomotives

Tank locomotives

Standard Gauge Diesel Locomotives

Narrow Gauge Diesel Locomotives

Other Diesel locomotives

BHP Billiton Iron Ore

Cliffs Robe River Iron Associates

Australian National

CBH Group

Fortescue Metals Group

Goldsworthy Mining

Hamersley Iron

Lakewood Firewood Co

Mineral resources

Mount Newman Mining

Pacific National

Pilbara Iron

SCT Logistics

South Spur Rail Services

Watco WA rail

See also

References

Notes

Primary sources

Further reading

External links