WAGR N class

WAGR N class
N201 at the Western Australian Rail Transport Museum
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Neilson & Co Robert Stephenson & Co Nasmyth, Wilson & Co Midland Railway Workshops Total produced 42
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-4-4T Gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Driver dia. 4 ft 0 in (1,219 mm) Length 36 ft 3 in (11.05 m) Loco weight 44 long tons 0 cwt (98,600 lb or 44.7 t) Fuel type Coal Water cap. 1,600 imp gal (7,300 L; 1,900 US gal) Boiler pressure 160 lbf/in2 (1.10 MPa) Cylinder size 15.5 in × 21 in (394 mm × 533 mm)
Performance figures Tractive effort 11,036 lbf (49.09 kN)
Career Operators Western Australian Government Railways First run September 1896 Preserved N201 Disposition 1 preserved, 41 scrapped

The WAGR N class was a class of steam locomotives operated by the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) from 1896 until 1960.

In September 1896, five Neilson & Co built N class entered service hauling suburban trains around Perth between Fremantle and Midland Junction and on the Kalgoorlie-Boulder loop. Robert Stephenson & Co built a further twelve in 1898/99 and Nasmyth, Wilson & Co a further fifteen in 1901. In 1907/08 a further ten were added, when the Midland Railway Workshops converted ten O class. With the cessation of suburban services in Kalgoorlie, all were transferred to Perth.^[1][2][3][4]

Most remained in service until replaced by Dm and Dd class locomotives in the 1940s and ADH class diesel multiple units in the 1950s. The last two were withdrawn in September 1960.^[1][4]

N201 has been preserved at the Western Australian Rail Transport Museum.^[5]

The numbers and periods in service of each member of the N class were as follows:^[6]

The N class designation was reused in the 1970s when the N class diesel locomotives entered service.

• Rail transport in Western Australia
• List of Western Australian locomotive classes

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