WAGR A Class No.3 (3rd) 'Vital'

Vital was a 2-6-0 tender locomotive.
== History ==
Vital was built in 1875 by Beyer Peacock and company as builders number 1501 for the South Australian Railways as part of their U class numbered 7. It was sold in 1907 to the Tasmanian Copper company and the resold back to the South Australian Railways in 1908 and then sold the next year to W. Atkins for use on the construction of the Booleroo Centre Railwaya and then moved states to Western Australia to construct the Goomalling to Wongan Hills line in corporation with Mr. Finlayson. Vital was then stored in Northam from 1911 to 1919 until being inspected by the SSM and repaired for use on the State Saw Mills Pemberton lines at Wuraming Mill in 1920 to 1922.
When it was overhauled at North Fremantle and then re entered service in 1923 working at the same mill until 1925 when Vital was extensively repaired at Midland Workshops and then entered service under the Western Australian Government Railways in the same year being numbered 3 and classed A despite resembling the original M class (No.23 & 4) more. Vital was stored from 1928 to 1936 at Bunbury depot when it was sold to Whittaker Brothers Limited and used on their railway to the North Dandalup mill and then named Vital. And then sold in 1945 to Bunning Brothers Limited for service on their Nyamup mill railway until 1947 and sold to be scrapped in 1955.
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