MRWA A class

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.

Midland Railway of Western Australia
A class
A26 taking water at Gingin, 1943.
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderKitson & Co.,
Leeds, England
Serial number5397–5399, 5409–5411, 5429–5431
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-8-2
 • UIC1'D1'
Gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Driver dia.3 ft 10.5 in (1,181 mm)
Length62 ft 10.4 in (19.16 m) (incl tender)
Loco weight90.4 long tons (91.9 t; 101.2 short tons) (incl tender)
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		28 sq ft (2.6 m2)
Boiler pressure160 psi (1,100 kPa)
Cylinder size18 in × 24 in (457 mm × 610 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort22,743 lbf (101.17 kN)
Career
Number in class9
NumbersA21 - A29
First run1926

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.[1]

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 The others were withdrawn in 1958, and all were sold and cut up for scrap in 1959.[1]

See also

References
  1. Gunzburg, Adrian (1989). The Midland Railway Company Locomotives of Western Australia. Melbourne: Light Railway Research Society of Australia. pp. 32–35, 49. ISBN 0909340277.

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