WAGR S class [SEP] manufacturer
WAGR S class
The WAGR S class was a class of 4-8-2 steam locomotives built by the Midland Railway Workshops between 1943 and 1947 and operated by the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR).
Details of Design.
The S class locomotives were built with a 4-8-2 wheel arrangement, a configuration commonly used in Australia for heavy goods locomotives, smaller driving wheels giving increased tractive effort at the cost of reduced speed.
History.
History Background.
In the 1920s and 1930s
ex NSWGR 422 class)
- DB/DBZ/2300 class (ex WAGR DB class)
- D/2350 class (ex WAGR D class)
- P/2500 class (ex WAGR P class)
- CL/CLZ/3000 class (ex AN CLF/CLP classes)
- L/LZ/3100 class (ex WAGR L class)
- ALF/3200 class (ex AN ALF class)
- S/3300 class (ex Westrail S class)
- Q/4000 class (ex Westrail Q class)
- AC/4300 class (new build