WAGR W Class No.901

Western Australia Government Railway No. W901 is a 4-8-2 steam locomotive built by the Beyer Peacock & Co. in 1951 for the Western Australia Government Railway and it is one of a class of 60 locomotive introduced 1951 in Western Australia.
W901 was in service for passenger and freight service until withdrawn in 1972 and it was placed in storage until it was Purchased by the Steamtown group in Peterborough and arrived in 1979.
It was overhauled and put in service on the Peterborough to Orroroo line. This line closed 1987 to freight, the last tourist train ran in 2002. Being to expensive to maintain, this line was lifted in 2008. 
Today #W901 is still at the Steamtown but it is now a static exhibit at the Steamtown's very own roundhouse.
==Trivia==
*W901 is in a part of the roundhouse that was used for diesel loco maintenance.
Category:Locomotives
Category:Steam locomotives
Category:Tender locomotives
Category:Australian locomotives
Category:Western Australian Government Railways
Category:4-8-2 locomotives
Category:4-8-2 steam locomotives
Category:Eight-coupled locomotives
Category:Built in 1951
Category:WAGR locomotives
Category:Preserved locomotives
Category:Beyer locomotives
Category:Western Australian locomotives
Category:3 foot 6 inch gauge
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Category:Narrow-gauge locomotives
Category:Narrow-gauge steam locomotives
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