WAGR V class

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-8-2
• UIC	1′D1′ h2
Gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Leading dia.	21.5 in (55 cm)
Driver dia.	51 in (130 cm)
Trailing dia.	21.5 in (55 cm)
Wheelbase	32 ft 9 in (9.98 m)
Length	69 ft 8 in (21.23 m)
Width	9 ft 6 in (2.90 m)
Height	12 ft 8 in (3.86 m)
Axle load	14 long tons 5 cwt (31,900 lb or 14.5 t)
Adhesive weight	14 long tons 5 cwt (31,900 lb or 14.5 t)
Loco weight	80 long tons 14 cwt 2 q
Total weight	134 long tons 18 cwt 2 q
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	7 long tons 0 cwt (15,700 lb or 7.1 t)
Water cap.	5,390 imp gal (24,500 L; 6,470 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	40 sq ft (3.7 m2)
Boiler pressure	215 lbf/in2 (1.48 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	247 sq ft (22.9 m2)
• Tubes	1,570 sq ft (146 m2)
• Total surface	1,817 sq ft (168.8 m2)
Superheater:;
• Heating area	492 sq ft (45.7 m2)
Cylinders	Two
Cylinder size	19 in × 26 in (483 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns as subcontractor to Beyer, Peacock & Co
Serial number	Beyer, Peacock & Co 7726–7749
Build date	1955
Total produced	24

WAGR V class
WAGR V class
	V1213 at Pemberton station in December 2011
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns as subcontractor to Beyer, Peacock & Co
Serial number	Beyer, Peacock & Co 7726–7749
Build date	1955
Total produced	24
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-8-2
• UIC	1′D1′ h2
Gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Leading dia.	21.5 in (55 cm)
Driver dia.	51 in (130 cm)
Trailing dia.	21.5 in (55 cm)
Wheelbase	32 ft 9 in (9.98 m)
Length	69 ft 8 in (21.23 m)
Width	9 ft 6 in (2.90 m)
Height	12 ft 8 in (3.86 m)
Axle load	14 long tons 5 cwt (31,900 lb or 14.5 t)
Adhesive weight	14 long tons 5 cwt (31,900 lb or 14.5 t)
Loco weight	80 long tons 14 cwt 2 q
Total weight	134 long tons 18 cwt 2 q
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	7 long tons 0 cwt (15,700 lb or 7.1 t)
Water cap.	5,390 imp gal (24,500 L; 6,470 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	40 sq ft (3.7 m2)
Boiler pressure	215 lbf/in2 (1.48 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	247 sq ft (22.9 m2)
• Tubes	1,570 sq ft (146 m2)
• Total surface	1,817 sq ft (168.8 m2)
Superheater:;
• Heating area	492 sq ft (45.7 m2)
Cylinders	Two
Cylinder size	19 in × 26 in (483 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	33,633 lbf (149.61 kN)
Factor of adh.	3.8
Operators
Career
Operators	Western Australian Government Railways
Numbers	V1201–V1224
Delivered	1955–1956
First run	12 April 1955
Withdrawn	14 August 1972
Preserved	V1209, V1213, V1215, V1220
Disposition	4 preserved, 20 scrapped

The WAGR V class was the last class of steam locomotive to enter service with the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR). The class was part of the post war regeneration plan for the WAGR, intended for the heavy coal traffic between the Collie coal fields and Perth.