WAGR B class
Class of steam locomotives
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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.
Dübs & Co (3)
2nd batch: 2153, 2185, 2186
3rd batch: 3780-3785
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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.[1][2]
Class list
The numbers and periods in service of each member of the B class were as follows:[3]
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Namesake
The B class designation was reused in the 1960s when the B class diesel locomotives entered service.
