WAGR Q class (1895)

WAGR Q class
Q139 with a train of new suburban carriages at Rocky Bay (North Fremantle), 1905
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderR&W Hawthorn Leslie & Co
Total produced6
RebuilderMidland Railway Workshops
Rebuild date1905, 1909
Number rebuilt4 as Qa class
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte4-6-2T
Gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
LengthQ: 34 ft 1 in (10.39 m)
Qa: 35 ft 2 in (10.72 m)
Loco weightQ: 41 long tons 0 cwt (91,800 lb or 41.7 t)
Qa: 52 long tons 0 cwt (116,500 lb or 52.8 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacityQ: 2.5 long tons 0 cwt (5,600 lb or 2.5 t)
Qa: 3 long tons 0 cwt (6,700 lb or 3 t)
Water cap.Q: 1,200 imp gal (5,500 L; 1,400 US gal)
Qa: 1,600 imp gal (7,300 L; 1,900 US gal)
Firebox:
 • Grate areaQ: 14 sq ft (1.3 m2)
Qa: 17 sq ft (1.6 m2)
Boiler pressureQ: 160 lbf/in2 (1.10 MPa)
Qa: 175 lbf/in2 (1.21 MPa)
Performance figures
Tractive effortQ: 14,908 lbf (66.31 kN)
Qa: 16,306 lbf (72.53 kN)
Factor of adh.Q: 3.9, Qa: 4.3
Career
OperatorsWestern Australian Government Railways
NumbersQ138-Q143
First run19 August 1896
Withdrawn31 March 1925
DispositionAll scrapped

The WAGR Q class was a six-member class of 4-6-2T tank engine steam locomotives operated by the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) between 1896 and 1925.