Class list
The numbers and periods in service of each member of the N class were as follows:
Builder's number |
Builder |
Year built |
Road number |
In service |
Withdrawn |
Notes |
600 |
Nasmyth, Wilson & Co |
1900 |
1 |
26 June 1901 |
29 May 1958 |
|
601 |
Nasmyth, Wilson & Co |
1900 |
19 |
2 July 1901 |
15 June 1940 |
Stowed 20 April 1940 |
602 |
Nasmyth, Wilson & Co |
1900 |
20 |
23 August 1901 |
30 September 1940 |
|
603 |
Nasmyth, Wilson & Co |
1900 |
25 |
16 August 1901 |
30 April 1954 |
|
604 |
Nasmyth, Wilson & Co |
1900 |
26 |
21 August 1901 |
3 July 1953 |
|
605 |
Nasmyth, Wilson & Co |
1900 |
27 |
29 August 1901 |
2 October 1953 |
|
606 |
Nasmyth, Wilson & Co |
1900 |
132 |
2 September 1901 |
26 May 1953 |
|
4937 |
Neilson & Co |
1896 |
69 |
18 September 1896 |
15 November 1950 |
|
4938 |
Neilson & Co |
1896 |
70 |
12 September 1896 |
14 January 1954 |
|
4939 |
Neilson & Co |
1896 |
71 |
19 September 1896 |
15 May 1950 |
|
4940 |
Neilson & Co |
1896 |
72 |
14 September 1896 |
14 November 1946 |
|
4941 |
Neilson & Co |
1896 |
73 |
10 October 1896 |
25 May 1955 |
|
4933 |
Neilson & Co |
1896 |
75 |
27 June 1908 |
16 January 1951 |
|
4934 |
Neilson & Co |
1896 |
76 |
2 May 1908 |
18 February 1960 |
|
4935 |
Neilson & Co |
1896 |
77 |
16 May 1908 |
7 May 1958 |
|
4936 |
Neilson & Co |
1896 |
78 |
27 June 1908 |
25 May 1955 |
|
5046 |
Neilson & Co |
1896 |
79 |
13 June 1908 |
17 August 1951 |
|
5052 |
Neilson & Co |
1896 |
85 |
21 December 1907 |
22 July 1955 |
|
5053 |
Neilson & Co |
1896 |
86 |
21 December 1907 |
15 May 1950 |
|
5054 |
Neilson & Co |
1896 |
87 |
21 December 1907 |
7 October 1947 |
Destroyed in collision at Fremantle, 31 July 1947 |
5062 |
Neilson & Co |
1896 |
95 |
15 February 1908 |
28 June 1955 |
Used after withdrawal as steam cleaner, Midland locomotive depot |
5063 |
Neilson & Co |
1896 |
96 |
21 March 1908 |
19 January 1948 |
For light rail use, as of 24 May 1913 |
2881 |
Robert Stephenson & Co |
1898 |
196 |
30 September 1898 |
3 July 1953 |
|
2882 |
Robert Stephenson & Co |
1898 |
197 |
27 September 1898 |
13 January 1955 |
|
2883 |
Robert Stephenson & Co |
1898 |
198 |
4 November 1898 |
28 June 1954 |
|
2884 |
Robert Stephenson & Co |
1898 |
199 |
2 November 1898 |
25 May 1950 |
Written off after damage in a collision |
2885 |
Robert Stephenson & Co |
1898 |
200 |
20 October 1898 |
28 September 1960 |
Stowed 14 January 1932 to 15 November 1938 |
2886 |
Robert Stephenson & Co |
1898 |
201 |
27 October 1898 |
28 September 1960 |
Preserved at Western Australian Rail Transport Museum[5] |
2887 |
Robert Stephenson & Co |
1898 |
202 |
7 December 1898 |
14 November 1946 |
|
2888 |
Robert Stephenson & Co |
1898 |
203 |
15 December 1898 |
13 January 1955 |
|
2889 |
Robert Stephenson & Co |
1898 |
204 |
28 January 1899 |
17 April 1950 |
|
2890 |
Robert Stephenson & Co |
1898 |
205 |
19 January 1899 |
12 April 1951 |
|
2891 |
Robert Stephenson & Co |
1898 |
206 |
18 January 1899 |
28 April 1955 |
|
2892 |
Robert Stephenson & Co |
1898 |
207 |
11 April 1899 |
29 May 1953 |
|
607 |
Nasmyth, Wilson & Co |
1900 |
256 |
31 August 1901 |
31 December 1941 |
Stowed November 1933; boiler removed 7 February 1934 |
608 |
Nasmyth, Wilson & Co |
1900 |
257 |
6 September 1901 |
4 September 1947 |
|
609 |
Nasmyth, Wilson & Co |
1900 |
258 |
12 October 1901 |
4 November 1847 |
|
610 |
Nasmyth, Wilson & Co |
1900 |
259 |
10 October 1901 |
2 September 1953 |
|
611 |
Nasmyth, Wilson & Co |
1900 |
260 |
12 October 1901 |
15 May 1950 |
|
612 |
Nasmyth, Wilson & Co |
1900 |
261 |
2 November 1901 |
17 September 1951 |
|
613 |
Nasmyth, Wilson & Co |
1900 |
262 |
6 November 1901 |
31 December 1940 |
Stowed 6 October 1931; boiler removed 15 November 1933 |
614 |
Nasmyth, Wilson & Co |
1900 |
263 |
7 November 1901 |
28 June 1955 |
Converted to Ns 3 March 1922, and back to N 22 August 1933 |
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Namesake
The N class designation was reused in the 1970s when the N class diesel locomotives entered service.
References
Notes
- 1 2 Whiteford, David; De Bruin, Charles; Watson, Lindsay; Watson, Neville (1983). Western Australian Preserved Locomotives. Elizabeth: Railmac Publications. p. 11. ISBN 0 949817 19 8.
- ↑ Finlayson, Don (1986). Steam Around Perth. Perth: Australian Railway Historical Society WA Division. p. 50. ISBN 0959969047.
- ↑ Turner, Jim (1997). Australian Steam Locomotives 1896-1958. Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press. p. 126. ISBN 086417778X.
- 1 2 Oberg, Leon (2010). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-2010. Dural: Rosenberg Publishing. pp. 223–224. ISBN 9781921719011.
- 1 2 N Class Suburban Tank Locomotive Rail Heritage WA
Cited works
- Gunzburg, Adrian (1984). A History of WAGR Steam Locomotives. Perth: Australian Railway Historical Society (Western Australian Division). ISBN 0959969039.
External links
Media related to WAGR N class at Wikimedia Commons