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WAGR G class

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A total of 72 G class engines were acquired by the WAGR between 1889 and 1899, both new and second-hand. They were the first class of locomotives to be introduced to the WAGR network in quantity. They were part of what became almost an Australian
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G 111) was the last G Class withdrawn in 1972, having the mantle of the last steam locomotive in revenue service in Western Australia.
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in 1907, while others were sold for further use by timber mill operators in Western Australia, such as
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Whiteford, David; De Bruin, Charles; Watson, Lindsay; Watson, Neville (1983).
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which became their NGA and NFC classes. Three were also sold to the
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14.5 in × 20 in (368 mm × 508 mm)
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1,600 imp gal (7,300 L; 1,900 US gal)
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locomotives of the Western Australian Government Railways
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and displaying its State Saw Mills identity, SSM No.7
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Index

MRWA G class

G233 Leschenault Lady
Railway Museum
Beyer, Peacock & Co
Dübs & Co.
James Martin & Co
Neilson & Co
Whyte
2-6-0
4-6-0
Gauge
3 ft 6 in
Driver
long tons
long tons
Cylinder size
Tractive effort
Western Australian Government Railways
steam locomotives
Western Australian Government Railways
wheel arrangement
2-6-0s
4-6-0s
3 ft 6 in
Silverton Tramway Y class
South Australian Railways Y class
Tasmanian Government Railways C class
Chillagoe Railway & Mining Co
Queensland

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