Western Australia Government Railways 4-8-2 No. 953
Bassendean, Western Australia, Australia 		Location: The Railway Museum
Status: Display
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Posted: Aug 13, 2018 @ 05:08:01 by Robin R Beck
A class of 60 locomotives, becoming the WAGR W class. Specially designed to burn the lower quality Collie coal. Collie had the only coalfield in Western Australia. WAGR normally sourced their coal from Newcastle, in New South Wales, the other side of Australia. Also designed to have a light axle load so they could operate on any railway line in WA. The last 20 built had larger tenders for extra water.
Posted: Aug 25, 2017 @ 15:08:04 by Robin R Beck
W953 in service 1952 and withdrawn in 1972. Has been preserved at the excellent railway museum at Bassenden.