WAGR Y class

The Y class was a class of diesel locomotives built by Clayton Equipment Company, Hatton for the Western Australian Government Railways between 1953 and 1955.

Western Australian Government Railways
Y1114 at Picton Yard in December 1986
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderBritish Thomson-Houston at Clayton Equipment Company
Serial number1011–1028
ModelBritish Thomson-Houston 1850
Build date1953–1955
Total produced18
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • AARB-B
 • UICBo-Bo, Bo′Bo'
Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Length10.02 m (32 ft 10 in)
Loco weight39 t (38 long tons; 43 short tons)
Fuel typeDiesel
Prime moverPaxman 12RPHL
GeneratorBritish Thomson-Houston RTB8844
Traction motorsBritish Thomson-Houston 124PV, 4 of
Performance figures
Power output306 kW (410 hp)
Career
OperatorsWestern Australian Government Railways
Number in class18
NumbersY1101-Y1118
First runNovember 1953
PreservedY1101, Y1102, Y1107, Y1108, Y1114, Y1115, Y1116
Disposition7 preserved, 11 scrapped

They were used as shunters, primarily in Perth and Fremantle although some did haul freight services in the Geraldton region.[1] They were withdrawn in the mid-1980s with seven being preserved.[2][3][4]

References
  1. Western Australia Paxman History
  2. Y Class Pemberton Tramway
  3. Bassendean Museum Exhibits Rail Heritage WA
  4. Y Class (diesel, WA) Railpage
  • Gunzburg, Adrian (1968). WAGR Locomotives 1940–1968. Perth: Australian Railway Historical Society (Western Australian Division). pp. 36, 49. OCLC 219836193.
  • Pearce, Kenn. Westrail Locomotives. ISBN 0959415394.
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