WAGR N class

The WAGR N class was a class of steam locomotives operated by the Western Australian Government Railways from 1896 until 1960. Five engines built by Neilson and Company entered service in September 1896, hauling suburban trains around Perth between Fremantle and Midland Junction and on the Kalgoorlie-Boulder loop. Robert Stephenson and Company built a further twelve in 1898 and 1899, and Nasmyth, Wilson and Company a further fifteen in 1901. In 1907 and 1908 ten more were added when the Midland Railway Workshops converted ten O class locomotives. After suburban services ended at Kalgoorlie, all were transferred to Perth. Most remained in service until replaced by Dm and Dd class locomotives in the 1940s and ADH class diesel multiple units in the 1950s; the last two were withdrawn in September 1960, and N201 has been preserved at the Western Australian Rail Transport Museum.