MRWA C class

Class of Australian 4-6-2 locomotives

Midland Railway of Western Australia
C class

C16 in the MRWA yard at Midland Junction

Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Kitson & Co., Leeds, England

Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte	4-6-2
• UIC	2'C1'
Gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Driver dia.	4 ft 1 in (1,245 mm)
Loco weight	77 long tons (78 t; 86 short tons) (original) 77.14 long tons (78.38 t; 86.40 short tons) (superheated)
Firebox:
• Grate area	21.14 sq ft (1.964 m)
Boiler pressure	160 psi (1,100 kPa)
Cylinder size	16.5 in × 22 in (419 mm × 559 mm)

Performance figures
Power output	660 hp (490 kW)
Tractive effort	15,646 lb_f (69.60 kN) (original) 16,634 lb_f (73.99 kN) (superheated)

The MRWA C 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 4-6-2. The five members of the class entered service in 1912 and worked on the MRWA until the 1950s.

Notes

Oberg, Leon (2010). Locomotives of Australia 1854–2010 (5th ed.). Dural, NSW: Rosenberg Publishing. pp. 154–155. ISBN 978-1921719011.

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