MRWA A class

Midland Railway of Western Australia A class
A26 taking water at Gingin, 1943.
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Kitson & Co., Leeds, England Serial number 5397–5399, 5409–5411, 5429–5431
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-8-2  • UIC 1'D1' Gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Driver dia. 3 ft 10.5 in (1,181 mm) Length 62 ft 10.4 in (19.16 m) (incl tender) Loco weight 90.4 long tons (91.9 t; 101.2 short tons) (incl tender) Firebox: ​  • Grate area 28 sq ft (2.6 m2) Boiler pressure 160 psi (1,100 kPa) Cylinder size 18 in × 24 in (457 mm × 610 mm)
Performance figures Tractive effort 22,743 lbf (101.17 kN)
Career Number in class 9 Numbers A21 - A29 First run 1926

The MRWA A class was a class of steam locomotives built by Kitson & Co. in Leeds, England, for the Midland Railway of Western Australia (MRWA). The class's wheel arrangement was 2-8-2.

Service history

The first three members of the A class, nos A21–A23, entered service in 1926. Two further batches of A class units followed, nos A24–A26 in 1927 and A27–A29 in 1929.

Withdrawals began in 1957, with A25 being the first to go. The others were withdrawn in 1958, and all were sold and cut up for scrap in 1959.

See also

• List of Western Australian locomotive classes
• Locomotives of the Western Australian Government Railways

External links

Media related to MRWA A class at Wikimedia Commons