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
UIC class	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 All three were withdrawn in January 1983 and preserved.^[1]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

Z1151: Static Display - Steamtown, Peterborough, South Australia
Z1152: Operational - Hotham Valley Railway, Pinjarra
Z1153: Stored - Boulder Loopline Railway, Kalgoorlie

References

↑ Z1152 Hotham Valley Railway

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

Classes of locomotives of the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR/Westrail)

Tender (3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm))	A C/Ca E/Es Ec F/Fs G I J L M O Oa P (1896) P/Pr Pm/Pmr Q R/Ra S T U V W

Tank (narrow gauge)	B C (1880) D (1884) D/Ds Dm Dd E F (1892) H I K (1891) K N Q (1895) S (1888) U (1903) Ut

Garratt (narrow gauge)	ASG M/Ms Msa

Diesel-hydraulic (narrow gauge)	B E (ex MRWA) M/MA

Diesel-mechanical (narrow gauge)	Z

Diesel-electric (narrow gauge)	A/AA/AB C D/DA DB F (ex MRWA) G (ex MRWA) N/NA P R/RA S T/TA X Y

Diesel-electric (standard gauge)	H J K KA L NB Q

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