WAGR W Class No. 924

Western Australia Government Railway No. 924 is a a 4-8-2 built in 1951 by the Beyer Peacock & Co. for the Western Australia Government railway.
The locomotive operated on the Western Australia Government railway until withdrawn from service in 1971. It sit in storage until it was later Purchased in 1978 by Great Southern Steam Association and put on display in Albany.
It was later sold and moved to Alice Springs. A tourist railway was running trains on a 30 km section of the original Ghan route. W924 was overhauled and started running trains which were called the Old Ghan.
Today the W924 is now a static display along with other railway equipment at the Old Ghan Museum, 6 miles from Alice Springs.
== Trivia ==
*For whatever reason this train no longer operates.
Category:Steam locomotives
Category:Tender locomotives
Category:Australian locomotives
Category:Locomotives
Category:WAGR locomotives
Category:Eight-coupled locomotives
Category:4-8-2 steam locomotives
Category:4-8-2 locomotives
Category:Built in 1951
Category:Western Australian Government Railways
Category:Australia
Category:Western Australian locomotives
Category:Preserved locomotives
Category:3 foot 6 inch gauge
Category:Narrow-gauge
Category:Narrow-gauge locomotives
Category:Narrow-gauge steam locomotives
Category:Beyer locomotives
Category:Preserved steam locomotives