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Class of Australian 0-6-0CT locomotive

WAGR U class

U7 in original condition with crane

Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Vulcan Foundry
Build date	1903
Total produced	1

Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte	0-6-0T
Gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Length	27 ft 8 in (8.43 m)
Loco weight	35 long tons 4 cwt (78,800 lb or 35.8 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	0.5 long tons 0 cwt (1,100 lb or 0.5 t)
Water cap.	360 imp gal (1,600 L; 430 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	12.5 sq ft (1.16 m)

Performance figures
Tractive effort	15,680 lbf (69.75 kN)

Career
Operators	Western Australian Government Railways
Numbers	U7
Disposition	1 scrapped

The WAGR U class was a single member class of 0-6-0T tank locomotive operated by the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) from 1904 until 1940.

History

The U class locomotive was built in 1903 by Vulcan Foundry, and was equipped initially with a crane jib with a three-ton capacity. It entered service early the following year, as a shunter and mobile crane numbered U7 at the then new Midland Railway Workshops.

In 1925, the locomotive was rebuilt and re-issued to traffic with the crane removed and the fuel and water capacity increased. It remained in service until 1940, when it was withdrawn and scrapped.

Namesake

The U class designation was reused in 1946 when the U class entered service.

References

Notes

^ Gunzburg 1984, p. 87.
Gunzburg 1984, pp. 87–88.
^ Turner, Jim (1997). Australian Steam Locomotives 1896-1958. Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press. p. 87. ISBN 086417778X.

Cited works

Gunzburg, Adrian (1984). A History of WAGR Steam Locomotives. Perth: Australian Railway Historical Society (Western Australian Division). ISBN 0959969039.

External links

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v t e Classes of locomotives of the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) and Westrail
Steam tender (1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in))	A C/Ca E/Es Ec F/Fs G I J L M O/Oa P (1896) P/Pr Pm/Pmr Q R/Ra S T U V W
Steam tank (narrow gauge)	B C (1880) D (1884) D/Ds Dm Dd E F (1892) H I K (1891) K N Q (1895) S (1888) U (1903) Ut
Steam Garratt (narrow gauge)	ASG M/Ms Msa
Diesel-hydraulic (narrow gauge)	B E (ex MRWA) M/MA
Diesel-mechanical (narrow gauge)	Z
Diesel-electric (narrow gauge)	A/AA/AB C D/DA DB F (ex MRWA) G (ex MRWA) N/NA P R RA S T/TA X Y
Diesel-electric (standard gauge)	H J K KA L NB Q
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