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WAGR H class
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Neilson and Company· from 1889· class of 2 Australian 0-6-0T locomotives
what is it?
The H class was a class of two steam locomotives operated by the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) introduced in 1889.
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 137 years ago, in 1889.
- Weighs about as much as 2 African elephants (~6 t each).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1889
- in service from
- 1889
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 2
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Neilson and Company
- operators
- Western Australian Government Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0T
- length
- 6.1 m
- weight
- 14.2 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7946429, Wikipedia: WAGR H class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.