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WAGR Y class

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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:
 • 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

The Y class was a class of diesel locomotives built by British Thomson-Houston and Clayton Equipment Company for the Western Australian Government Railways between 1953 and 1955. British Thomson-Houston supplied the electrical control equipment but the mechanical work, assembly and testing was carried out by Clayton Equipment Company at their workshops in Hatton, Derbyshire.[1]

They were used as shunters, primarily in Perth and Fremantle although some did haul freight services in the Geraldton and Pinjarra areas.[2] They were withdrawn by 1990 with seven being preserved.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ Gunzburg, Adrian (1968). WAGR Locomotives 1940-1968. Perth: Australian Railway Historical Society W.A. Division, Inc. p. 36.
  2. ^ "Paxman Diesels for the World's Railways (1957)". www.paxmanhistory.org.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Y Class". www.pemtram.com.au. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Rail Heritage WA Exhibits". www.railheritagewa.org.au. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Y class (WA, Diesel)". Railpage. Retrieved 17 November 2022.