A total of 57 F class were built in three batches, fifteen in 1902, twelve in 1912 and thirty in 1913. The first batch was built by
Dübs & Co, and the other two by its successor, the
North British Locomotive Company. The class was designed by T.F. Rotheram, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the WAGR from 1900 to 1903. It was an enlarged version of the
New Zealand Railways'B class, which had been designed under Rotherham's direction in 1896.[2][3] The class was introduced to replace the
K class on the
Eastern Goldfields Railway. After
World War II they were replaced as main line locomotives by the
S and
V classes.[4][5][6]
The last two engines of the second batch, 366 and 367, were delivered with
Schmidtsuperheaters, and were the first superheated locomotives to enter service in Western Australia. They were designated as class Fs. Between 1924 and 1948, all bar 398, 401, 403 and 415 were retrofitted with superheaters, and reclassified as Fs class engines.[7] Some were renumbered in 1949/1950. Towards the end of their lives, some had their superheaters removed as an economy measure.[3][5]
Gunzburg, Adrian (1984). A History of WAGR Steam Locomotives. Perth: Australian Railway Historical Society (Western Australian Division).
ISBN0959969039.
External links
Media related to
WAGR F class at Wikimedia Commons
A total of 57 F class were built in three batches, fifteen in 1902, twelve in 1912 and thirty in 1913. The first batch was built by
Dübs & Co, and the other two by its successor, the
North British Locomotive Company. The class was designed by T.F. Rotheram, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the WAGR from 1900 to 1903. It was an enlarged version of the
New Zealand Railways'B class, which had been designed under Rotherham's direction in 1896.[2][3] The class was introduced to replace the
K class on the
Eastern Goldfields Railway. After
World War II they were replaced as main line locomotives by the
S and
V classes.[4][5][6]
The last two engines of the second batch, 366 and 367, were delivered with
Schmidtsuperheaters, and were the first superheated locomotives to enter service in Western Australia. They were designated as class Fs. Between 1924 and 1948, all bar 398, 401, 403 and 415 were retrofitted with superheaters, and reclassified as Fs class engines.[7] Some were renumbered in 1949/1950. Towards the end of their lives, some had their superheaters removed as an economy measure.[3][5]
Gunzburg, Adrian (1984). A History of WAGR Steam Locomotives. Perth: Australian Railway Historical Society (Western Australian Division).
ISBN0959969039.
External links
Media related to
WAGR F class at Wikimedia Commons