WAGR K class (1891)

The WAGR K class was a single member class of 0-6-2T tank locomotive used intermittently by the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) between 1891 and 1926.

WAGR K class
The locomotive after it was reclassified as L5
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderHudswell, Clarke & Co
Serial number387
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-6-2T
Gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity1.5 long tons 0 cwt (3,400 lb or 1.5 t)
Water cap656 imp gal (2,980 l; 788 US gal)
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		11 sq ft (1.0 m2)
Boiler pressure120 lbf/in2 (0.83 MPa)
Performance figures
Tractive effort9,649 lbf (42.92 kN)
Factor of adh.6.2
Career
OperatorsWestern Australian Government Railways
NumbersK19
First run27 March 1891
Dispositionscrapped

History

The K class engine was built in 1891 by Hudswell, Clarke & Co, Leeds, for the construction of Fremantle Harbour. It entered service with the Public Works Department, moving later the same year to WAGR as K19.[1]

The locomotive was used subsequently on a number of other construction projects, passing into and out of WAGR ownership on several occasions with the Public Works Department, Goldfields Water Supply Administration and Fremantle Harbour Works Department operating it at various times across the state from Geraldton in the north to Bunbury in the south. When it made one of its returns to WAGR ownership in 1903, the class designation had been reallocated to another class along with number 19, so it was reclassified as L5.[1]

In 1926 it was stored at Midland Railway Workshops and scrapped in about 1931.[1]

Namesakes

The K class designation was reused by the K class locomotives introduced in 1893 and again in the 1960s when the K class diesel locomotives entered service.

See also

References

Notes
  1. Gunzburg 1984, p. 39.

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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