WAGR B class
# WAGR B class

The WAGR B class was a class of 4-6-0T tank locomotives operated by the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) between 1884 and 1959.

## History

The first two were ordered from Kitson & Co, Leeds in 1884 to work the steeply graded Eastern Railway from Guildford to Chidlow. A further three were built by Dübs & Co, Glasgow in 1885/86 and a further six by Kitson & Co in 1898. The last batch were built with larger water tanks, with the earlier five having larger tanks retrofitted. In 1903, they were displaced by the K class and relegated to shunting duties.

## Class list

The numbers and periods in service of each member of the B class were as follows:

| Builder's number | Builder | Year built | Road number | In service | Withdrawn | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2591 | Kitson & Co | 1884 | 8 | 1 June 1884 | 31 March 1924 | |
| 2592 | Kitson & Co | 1884 | 9 | 10 May 1884 | 30 September 1940 | Stowed 20 April 1931 |
| 2153 | Dübs & Co | 1885 | 12 | 10 January 1886 | 31 January 1924 | |
| 2185 | Dübs & Co | 1886 | 13 | 12 June 1886 | early 1897 | Sold to WN Hedges early 1897 |
| | | | | by June 1898 | 25 May 1959 | Repurchased by WAGR by June 1898. |
| 2186 | Dübs & Co | 1886 | 14 | 6 July 1886 | 13 January 1955 | |
| 3780 | Kitson & Co | 1898 | 180 | 20 December 1898 | 5 May 1955 | |
| 3781 | Kitson & Co | 1898 | 181 | 23 February 1899 | 17 April 1956 | |
| 3782 | Kitson & Co | 1898 | 182 | 2 February 1899 | 8 October 1956 | |
| 3783 | Kitson & Co | 1898 | 183 | 2 February 1899 | 13 January 1955 | |
| 3784 | Kitson & Co | 1898 | 184 | 21 February 1899 | 13 January 1955 | |
| 3785 | Kitson & Co | 1898 | 185 | 16 February 1899 | 17 January 1958 | |

## Namesake

The B class designation was reused in the 1960s when the B class diesel locomotives entered service.

