The H class was a class of two steam locomotives operated by the
Western Australian Government Railways
Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) was the operator of railway services in the state of Western Australia between October 1890 and June 2003. Owned by the state government, it was renamed a number of times to reflect extra respons ...
(WAGR) introduced in 1889.
History
In 1889,
Neilson & Co Neilson may refer to:
Places
* Zec Batiscan-Neilson, in the Portneuf Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada
* Neilson Township, in Portneuf Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada
* Neilson River (Bras du Nord), Saint-Raymond, Portn ...
,
Glasgow
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delivered two
0-6-0T engines to the WAGR. H18 entered service on the
Eastern Railway, while H17 was placed in store in
Bunbury pending the opening of the Bunbury to
Boyanup line. The WAGR sought to move H17 to the Eastern Railway, but the residents objected so it remained in store. H17 entered in service in May 1890 to operate construction trains, but by then the number 17 had been allocated to a
G class locomotive, so it was renumbered H22. When the line opened in March 1891, H18 was transferred to Bunbury.
Between 1895 and 1897, both operated construction trains at
Fremantle Harbour South Mole.
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Post WAGR history
H22 was sold on 20 March 1907 to the Goldfields Water Supply Administration to operate the Mundaring Weir Branch Railway. It was transferred back to the WAGR in September 1909 with the Weir line. In November 1911, it was sold to Smith & Timms to operate construction trains on the Marble Bar Railway
The Port Hedland–Marble Bar railway was a railway in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, running into the hinterland from the north-west coast.
History
The line was a Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) gauge branch line ...
, it then went back to the WAGR in June 1912 for use as a shunter at Port Hedland jetty shunter. It had been stored by July 1931. In May 1934 it was overhauled at the Midland Railway Workshops
The Midland Railway Workshops in Midland, Western Australia, were the main workshops for the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) for over 80 years.
History
The first railway workshops in Western Australia were located at Fremantle and ...
before re-entering service at Port Hedland. It was overhauled at Midland again in 1944. After the Marble Bar Railway closed on 31 October 1951, it was transferred to the Public Works Department for use as a shunter at Port Hedland. It was scrapped in 1956.Australian Railway Historical Society
The Australian Railway Historical Society (ARHS) aims to foster an interest in the railways, and record and preserve many facets of railway operations. It had divisions in every state and the Australian Capital Territory, although the ACT divis ...
and later placed on display at the Western Australian Rail Transport Museum. It was cosmetically restored at the Midland Railway Workshops.[H18]
Australian Steam
Namesake
The H class designation was reused in the 1960s when the H class diesel locomotives entered service.
See also
* List of Western Australian locomotive classes
References
{{WAGR Locomotives
Neilson locomotives
Railway locomotives introduced in 1889
H WAGR class
0-6-0T locomotives
3 ft 6 in gauge locomotives of Australia
Shunting locomotives