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Class of Australian 4-4-4T locomotives
WAGR N class Specifications Configuration: • Whyte 4-4-4T Gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm )Driver dia.4 ft 0 in (1,219 mm) Length 36 ft 3 in (11.05 m) Loco weight 44 long tons 0 cwt (98,600 lb or 44.7 t) Fuel type Coal Water cap. 1,600 imp gal (7,300 L; 1,900 US gal) Boiler pressure 160 lbf/in2 (1.10 MPa) Cylinder size 15.5 in × 21 in (394 mm × 533 mm)
The WAGR N class was a class of steam locomotives operated by the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) from 1896 until 1960.
History
In September 1896, five Neilson & Co built N class entered service hauling suburban trains around Perth between Fremantle and Midland Junction and on the Kalgoorlie -Boulder loop. Robert Stephenson & Co built a further twelve in 1898/99 and Nasmyth, Wilson & Co a further fifteen in 1901. In 1907/08 a further ten were added, when the Midland Railway Workshops converted ten O class . With the cessation of suburban services in Kalgoorlie, all were transferred to Perth.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Most remained in service until replaced by Dm and Dd class locomotives in the 1940s and ADH class diesel multiple units in the 1950s. The last two were withdrawn in September 1960.[ 1] [ 4]
N201 has been preserved at the Western Australian Rail Transport Museum .[ 5]
Class list
The numbers and periods in service of each member of the N class were as follows:
Builder's number
Builder
Year built
Road number
In service
Withdrawn
Notes
600
Nasmyth, Wilson & Co
1900
1
26 June 1901
29 May 1958
601
Nasmyth, Wilson & Co
1900
19
2 July 1901
15 June 1940
Stowed 20 April 1940
602
Nasmyth, Wilson & Co
1900
20
23 August 1901
30 September 1940
603
Nasmyth, Wilson & Co
1900
25
16 August 1901
30 April 1954
604
Nasmyth, Wilson & Co
1900
26
21 August 1901
3 July 1953
605
Nasmyth, Wilson & Co
1900
27
29 August 1901
2 October 1953
606
Nasmyth, Wilson & Co
1900
132
2 September 1901
26 May 1953
4937
Neilson & Co
1896
69
18 September 1896
15 November 1950
4938
Neilson & Co
1896
70
12 September 1896
14 January 1954
4939
Neilson & Co
1896
71
19 September 1896
15 May 1950
4940
Neilson & Co
1896
72
14 September 1896
14 November 1946
4941
Neilson & Co
1896
73
10 October 1896
25 May 1955
4933
Neilson & Co
1896
75
27 June 1908
16 January 1951
4934
Neilson & Co
1896
76
2 May 1908
18 February 1960
4935
Neilson & Co
1896
77
16 May 1908
7 May 1958
4936
Neilson & Co
1896
78
27 June 1908
25 May 1955
5046
Neilson & Co
1896
79
13 June 1908
17 August 1951
5052
Neilson & Co
1896
85
21 December 1907
22 July 1955
5053
Neilson & Co
1896
86
21 December 1907
15 May 1950
5054
Neilson & Co
1896
87
21 December 1907
7 October 1947
Destroyed in collision at Fremantle, 31 July 1947
5062
Neilson & Co
1896
95
15 February 1908
28 June 1955
Used after withdrawal as steam cleaner, Midland locomotive depot
5063
Neilson & Co
1896
96
21 March 1908
19 January 1948
For light rail use, as of 24 May 1913
2881
Robert Stephenson & Co
1898
196
30 September 1898
3 July 1953
2882
Robert Stephenson & Co
1898
197
27 September 1898
13 January 1955
2883
Robert Stephenson & Co
1898
198
4 November 1898
28 June 1954
2884
Robert Stephenson & Co
1898
199
2 November 1898
25 May 1950
Written off after damage in a collision
2885
Robert Stephenson & Co
1898
200
20 October 1898
28 September 1960
Stowed 14 January 1932 to 15 November 1938
2886
Robert Stephenson & Co
1898
201
27 October 1898
28 September 1960
Preserved at Western Australian Rail Transport Museum [ 5]
2887
Robert Stephenson & Co
1898
202
7 December 1898
14 November 1946
2888
Robert Stephenson & Co
1898
203
15 December 1898
13 January 1955
2889
Robert Stephenson & Co
1898
204
28 January 1899
17 April 1950
2890
Robert Stephenson & Co
1898
205
19 January 1899
12 April 1951
2891
Robert Stephenson & Co
1898
206
18 January 1899
28 April 1955
2892
Robert Stephenson & Co
1898
207
11 April 1899
29 May 1953
607
Nasmyth, Wilson & Co
1900
256
31 August 1901
31 December 1941
Stowed November 1933; boiler removed 7 February 1934
608
Nasmyth, Wilson & Co
1900
257
6 September 1901
4 September 1947
609
Nasmyth, Wilson & Co
1900
258
12 October 1901
4 November 1947
610
Nasmyth, Wilson & Co
1900
259
10 October 1901
2 September 1953
611
Nasmyth, Wilson & Co
1900
260
12 October 1901
15 May 1950
612
Nasmyth, Wilson & Co
1900
261
2 November 1901
17 September 1951
613
Nasmyth, Wilson & Co
1900
262
6 November 1901
31 December 1940
Stowed 6 October 1931; boiler removed 15 November 1933
614
Nasmyth, Wilson & Co
1900
263
7 November 1901
28 June 1955
Converted to Ns 3 March 1922, and back to N 22 August 1933
Namesake
The N class designation was reused in the 1970s when the N class diesel locomotives entered service.
See also
References
Notes
^ a b Whiteford, David; De Bruin, Charles; Watson, Lindsay; Watson, Neville (1983). Western Australian Preserved Locomotives . Elizabeth: Railmac Publications. p. 11. ISBN 0 949817 19 8 .
^ Finlayson, Don (1986). Steam Around Perth . Perth: Australian Railway Historical Society WA Division. p. 50. ISBN 0959969047 .
^ Turner, Jim (1997). Australian Steam Locomotives 1896-1958 . Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press. p. 126. ISBN 086417778X .
^ a b Oberg, Leon (2010). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-2010 . Dural: Rosenberg Publishing. pp. 223–224. ISBN 9781921719011 .
^ a b N Class Suburban Tank Locomotive Rail Heritage WA
Cited works
Gunzburg, Adrian (1984). A History of WAGR Steam Locomotives . Perth: Australian Railway Historical Society (Western Australian Division). ISBN 0959969039 .
External links
Media related to WAGR N class at Wikimedia Commons