WAGR Z class

Western Australian Government Railways Z class
Preserved Z1151 at Steamtown circa 1996
Type and origin
Power type Diesel-mechanical
Builder Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns, Newcastle upon Tyne as subcontractor to Drewry Car Co
Serial number Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns: 7736-7738
Drewry Car Co: 2401-2403
Build date 1953
Total produced 3
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • UIC C
Gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Length 5.75 m (18 ft 10 in)
Loco weight 15 tonnes (15 long tons; 17 short tons)
Fuel type Diesel
Prime mover Gardner 8LW
Performance figures
Maximum speed 28 km/h (17 mph)
Career
Operators Western Australian Government Railways
Number in class 3
Numbers Z1151–Z1153
First run November 1953
Disposition All 3 preserved

The Z class was a class of diesel-mechanical locomotives built by Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns, Newcastle upon Tyne for the Western Australian Government Railways in 1953.

History

In November 1953 three diesel-hydraulic locomotives commenced operating at Albany, Bunbury and Esperance yards. All three were withdrawn in January 1983 and preserved.[1]

Status table

References

  1. ↑ Z1152 Hotham Valley Railway
  • Gunzburg, Adrian (1968). WAGR Locomotives 1940–1968. Perth: Australian Railway Historical Society (Western Australian Division). pp. 37, 49. OCLC 219836193.
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