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MRWA D class

Midland Railway of Western Australia
D Class
D19 shunting at Arrino, 1943
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderBaldwin Locomotive Works,
Philadelphia, USA
Serial number53001–53002
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte4-8-0
 • UIC2'D
Gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Driver dia.3 ft 10.5 in (1,181 mm)
Length55 ft (16.76 m) (incl tender)
Loco weight78.85 long tons (80.12 t; 88.31 short tons) (incl tender)
Firebox:
 • Grate area17 sq ft (1.6 m2)
Boiler pressure160 psi (1,100 kPa)
Cylinder size18 in × 23 in (457 mm × 584 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort22,522 lbf (100.18 kN)
Career
Number in class2
NumbersD19 - D20
First run1920

The MRWA D class was a class of 4-8-0 type steam locomotives built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, USA, for the haulage of goods traffic on the Midland Railway of Western Australia (MRWA).

Service history

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The two members of the A class, nos D19 and D20, were ordered in 1919 and completed in 118 working days. They were dismantled, boxed, and shipped on 5 April 1920, before entering service later that year.[1]

Both locomotives survived the dieselisation of the MRWA in 1958 as emergency power. They were written off in April 1963, and scrapped soon afterwards.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Gunzburg, Adrian (1989). The Midland Railway Company Locomotives of Western Australia. Melbourne: Light Railway Research Society of Australia. pp. 29, 49. ISBN 0909340277.
  2. ^ Gunzburg (1989), p 30.
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