WAGR A class (diesel)

The WAGR A class were a total of 14 diesel-electric locomotives operated by the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) from 1960 to 1969.

The A class were built by Clyde Engineering of Granville, Sydney, NSW and Commonwealth Engineering (Comeng) of Bassendean, Western Australia under contract being the first diesel locomotives built in said state. Another two were paid for by the Western Mining Corporation (WMC) featuring dynamic brakes. Improved versions of the class became the Aa and Ab classes respectively.

Class leader No. 1501 is preserved at the Bassendean Railway Museum, No. 1502, 1510 and 12 operate in Chile, while No. 1503-04 are in service in Guinea. The extra WMC locos are still working in Australia. At the same time, five of the class have been scrapped with an additional loco being exported to South Africa with its current disposition unknown.

Category:Western Australian Government Railways locomotives