WAGR E class

what is it?

The WAGR E class were a class of 4-6-2 steam locomotives built for the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) by English manufacturers Nasmyth, Wilson & Co, Vulcan Foundry and North British Locomotive Company, from 1902. The locomotives provided a huge increase in locomotive power available to the WAGR and were the mainstay traction of WAGR passenger services for two decades. The Es class was the name given to a reconstruction of all but four of the class carried out between 1924 and 1925.

who runs it

base stats

• built 65made 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 124 years ago, in 1902.
• ⌛Served for 61 years (1902–1963).

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

spec sheet

built

1902–1903

in service from

1902

retired

1963

status

preserved

number built

65

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇦🇺 Australia

builders

Nasmyth, Wilson and Company, Vulcan Foundry, North British Locomotive Company

operators

Western Australian Government Railways

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,067 mm Cape gauge

wheel arrangement

4-6-2

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