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WAGR O class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Dübs and Company· from 1896· class of Australian 2-8-0 locomotives
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3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. O218 Bassendean, 2014 (02): Bahnfrend· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. O218 Bassendean, 2014 (01): Bahnfrend· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. WAGR "O" 2-8-0 No.218: Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) O Class was a class consisting of fifty-six 2-8-0 steam locomotives which were introduced by the WAGR between 1896 and 1912. Despite them being tender locomotives, they also featured short boiler side tanks for additional water storage. A useful feature for the long distances required by operation on Western Australia's country lines.
who runs it
base stats
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 130 years ago, in 1896.
- Weighs about as much as 11 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 14.3 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1896–1912
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 56
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Dübs and Company, Neilson and Company, Midland Railway Workshops
- operators
- Western Australian Government Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-8-0
- length
- 14.3 m
- weight
- 63 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7946441, Wikipedia: WAGR O class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.