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WAGR K class

🇦🇺 Australia ·built by Hudswell, Clarke and Company Limited· from 1891· class of 1 Australian 0-6-2T locomotive

1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. K19, reclassified L, ca. 1900: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain

what is it?

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.

who runs it

Western Australian Government Railways Public Works Department (Western Australia)

base stats

built 1made 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 135 years ago, in 1891.

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

spec sheet

built: 1891
in service from: 1891
status: retired
number built: 1
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇦🇺 Australia
builders: Hudswell, Clarke and Company Limited
operators: Western Australian Government Railways, Public Works Department (Western Australia)
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,067 mm Cape gauge
wheel arrangement: 0-6-2T

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

Sources: Wikidata Q16927249, Wikipedia: WAGR K class (1891) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.