Western Australia Government Railways 4-6-2 No. 508
Bassendean, Western Australia, Australia
Location: The Railway Museum
Status: Display
Posted: Aug 13, 2018 @ 04:08:59 by Robin R Beck
The WAGR had built 25 locomotives for express passenger trains. To replace the E class. This improved the locos became the P class. The arrival of the X class diesels in 1954 had the class move to freight trains. This loco was originally numbered 448, renumbered in 1947 to WAGR 508. In service 1925 and withdrawn in 1969. Another WAGR loco running over 1,000,000 miles. Now on show at Bassendean railway museum.