WAGR K class (1891)

WAGR K class
WAGR K class
	The locomotive after it was reclassified as L5
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Hudswell, Clarke & Co
Serial number	387
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-2T
Gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	1.5 long tons 0 cwt (3,400 lb or 1.5 t)
Water cap.	656 imp gal (2,980 L; 788 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	11 sq ft (1.0 m2)
Boiler pressure	120 lbf/in2 (0.83 MPa)
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	9,649 lbf (42.92 kN)
Factor of adh.	6.2
Operators
Career
Operators	Western Australian Government Railways
Numbers	K19
First run	27 March 1891
Disposition	scrapped

The WAGR K class was a single member class of 0-6-2T tank locomotive used intermittently by the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) between 1891 and 1926.

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