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Wikipedia / WAGR K class

The K-class was a class of 2-8-4T steam locomotives of the Western Australian Government Railways

History

Between October 1893 and August 1898, the WAGR took delivery of 24 K class locomotives from Neilson & Co. They entered service on the Eastern Railway between Midland Junction and Northam. In 1902, they were displaced from this work by the F class. They then mainly operated freight services on the Collie line and within Perth, although they did operate Royal Perth Show and raceday special passenger services.

In 1915, two were repowered with superheated boilers. A further three followed, but all were converted back by 1937. Further reboilerings increased tractive effort by over .

Six examples originally intended for the WAGR were purchased by the British Government and sent to South Africa to ease a shortage encountered by the Imperial Military Railways resulting from the Boer War, where they became the C class.

Class lists

The numbers and periods in service of each member of the K class were as follows:

Builder'snumber

Year built

Roadnumber

In service

Withdrawn

Notes

4599

1893

34

Converted to Ks, 23March 1929, and back to K, 1April 1937

4601

1893

35

4600

1893

36

4602

1893

37

4603

1893

38

4604

1893

39

Converted to Ks, 12February 1916, and back to K, 3October 1925

4605

1893

40

Stowed at Fremantle, 2August 1961

4606

1893

41

5040

1896

101

Converted to Ks, 20November 1915, and back to K, 22December 1928

5041

1896

102

5042

1896

103

5043

1896

104

Converted to Ks, 8April 1916; scrapped as Ks

5044

1896

105

5045

1896

106

First and second batches, built by Neilson & Co, 1893 and 1896:

Builder'snumber

Year built

Roadnumber

In service

Withdrawn

Notes

5197

1898

186

5198

1898

187

5199

1898

188

Returned to service after first withdrawal

5200

1898

189

5201

1898

190

5202

1898

191

5203

1898

192

5204

1898

193

5205

1898

194

Converted to Ks, 25December 1915, and back to K, 15June 1929

5206

1898

195

Converted to Ks, 25December 1915, and back to K, 25June 1927

Third batch, built by Neilson, Reid & Co, 1898:

Namesakes

The "K" designation was previously used by the K class of 1891, which in turn were reclassified as the L class. It was reused in the 1960s when the K class diesel locomotives entered service.

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