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WAGR R class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Dübs and Company· from 1897· class of Australian 4-4-0 locomotives
what is it?
The WAGR R class was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives used by the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) between 1897 and 1953. All members of the class were built by Dübs & Co.
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 129 years ago, in 1897.
- Served for 56 years (1897–1953).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1897
- in service from
- 1897
- retired
- 1953
- status
- retired
- number built
- 24
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Dübs and Company
- operators
- Western Australian Government Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-4-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q17054261, Wikipedia: WAGR R class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.