Western Australia Government Railways 4-4-0 No. 174
Bassendean, Western Australia, Australia 		Location: The Railway Museum
Status: Display
Posted: Aug 13, 2018 @ 04:08:14 by Robin R Beck
One of 24 locomotives built for express passenger trains, becoming WAGR R class. Their driving wheels were 4 feet 9 inches, the largest of any WAGR locomotive type. Some of the early class members were painted in royal blue. 174 was built as a 4-4-0, later along with others of the class, converted to a 4-4-2 so they could be used on lighter rail branch lines. Worked from 1899 until withdrawn in 1953. Having travelled 726,961 miles. The only one of the class to survive, it was converted back to a 4-4-0. Then in 1956 put on display outside the Railway Institute Library in Midland. In 1972 moved to Centrepoint shopping centre and again displayed outdoors. When the shopping centre was being redeveloped in 2011 the owners of the shopping centre donated 174 to Bassendean railway museum. Also they kindly paid for all the transport cost. The loco has a plaque stating its part in a mine rescue.
Posted: Sep 18, 2014 @ 07:09:56 by lxusr
This locomotive has since been moved to the Rail Transport Museum, Bassendean and is now under the guardianship of Rail Heritage W.A. (ARHS)
Posted: May 8, 2008 @ 14:05:33 by Phil Horton
Ex Western Australia Government Railways No. 174, a 4-4-0 is displayed at a shopping complex at Midland, Perth, Western Australia on 31 October 2004.