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WAGR B class
🇦🇺 Australia ·built by Kitson and Company· from 1884· class of 11 Australian 4-6-0T locomotives
what is it?
The WAGR B class was a class of 4-6-0T tank locomotives operated by the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) between 1884 and 1959.
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 142 years ago, in 1884.
- Served for 75 years (1884–1959).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1884–1898
- in service from
- 1884
- retired
- 1959
- status
- retired
- number built
- 11
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- builders
- Kitson and Company, Dübs and Company
- operators
- Western Australian Government Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-6-0T
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q16926926, Wikipedia: WAGR B class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.