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MRWA D class

🇺🇸 United States ·built by Baldwin Locomotive Works· from 1919· class of 2 Australian 4-8-0 locomotives

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1. D19, Arrino, 1943: J. B. Goggs· Public domain

what is it?

The MRWA D class was a class of 4-8-0 type steam locomotives built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, USA, for the haulage of goods traffic on the Midland Railway of Western Australia (MRWA).

who runs it

Midland Railway of Western Australia

base stats

built 2made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

First built 107 years ago, in 1919.
16.8 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
Served for 43 years (1920–1963).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built: 1919
in service from: 1920
retired: 1963
status: retired
number built: 2
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇺🇸 United States
builders: Baldwin Locomotive Works
operators: Midland Railway of Western Australia
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,067 mm Cape gauge
wheel arrangement: 4-8-0
length: 16.8 m

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q6717629, Wikipedia: MRWA D class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.