The WAGR R class was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives used by the Western Australian Government Railways between 1897 and 1953. All members of the class were built by Dübs & Co.
R152 with a passenger train at Boorabbin, ca. 1905.
Western Australian Government Railways was the state owned operator of railways in the state of Western Australia between October 1890 and June 2003. Owned by the state government, it was renamed a nu
WAGR R class
…The WAGR R class was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives used by the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) between 1897 and 1953. All members of the class were built by Dübs & Co. Rail transport in Western Australia…
DB1588 Forrestfield, 1986, in the orange and blue livery
S2106 in the yellow and blue livery
Preserved S542 at the Public Transport Centre in April 2006
Preserved C1702 at the Hotham Valley Railway in September 2011 in the original diesel livery