WAGR A Class No.21

WAGR A Class No.21
No.21 in front of No.901 at Perth Station; Dock Platform circa. 1950.
Overview -
Propulsion:	Steam
Loco Type:	Tender Engine
Gauge:	3 ft 6 in
Scrapped:	1958
History -
Sibling Locomotives:	No.7 'Robb's Engine' No.3 (2nd) No.4 'Nora' No.5 'Edie' No.10 No.11 No.15 No.16 No.31
Manufacturing Details:
Builder:	Beyer, Peacock & Co.
(b/n) Builder's No.	2123
Build Date:	1882
Service:
Former Operators:	South Australian Railways (SAR) C&E Millar Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) Neil McNeil & Co.
Former Railways:	SAR Main Network Cockburn to Broken Hill Railway/Silverton Tramway (Contract) Great Southern Railway (Contract) WAGR South-West Main Network East Perth to Picton Junction
Former Numbers:	22 (2nd) - SAR 21 - WAGR
Years in Operation:	1882 - 1886 1886 - 1889 1889 - 1892 1892 - 1893 1893 - 1958
Disposition:	Scrapped
Wheel Arrangement:
Whyte Notation:	2-6-0+T
Axle No.	4
Boiler & Firebox:
Original Boiler Pressure:	120 p.s.i.
Grate Area:	9.75 square. ft.
Tubes:	508 square. ft.
Operation:
Water Capacity:	832 Gallons.
Coal Capacity:	1.5 Tons.
Total Weight:	19 Tons.
List of Modifications:	Fitted with Six-Wheel tender in 1955 (From A16)
Performance Statistics:
Tractive Effort:	7089 lbf

No. 21 was a 2-6-0 tender locomotive.

History

No. 21 was built in 1882 by Beyer, Peacock and company as builders number 2123 for the South Australian Railways as their W class and numbered 22 (the second engine to use the number) and used on the main narrow gauge network of the SAR until 1886 when No. 21 was sold to C&E Millar who used it on the construction of the Silverton Tramway, C&E Millar then moved to Western Australia where they built the Great Southern Railway under contract in 1887.

And then purchased by the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) in 1889 and classed A and numbered 21 and loaned to Neil McNeil and company for construction of the East Perth to Picton Junction Railway in 1892 and returned to the WAGR the next year. No. 21 was fitted with No. 16's tender in 1955 and continued service until 1958 being the last and oldest A class to be withdrawn from service and scrapped.

Western Australian Government Railways Steam Classes
A	No.7 (formerly No.3 (1st) • No.3 (2nd) • No.3 (3rd) • No.4 • No.5 • No.10 • No.11 • No.15 • No.16 • No.21 • No.31
Asg	No.G10 • No.G20 • No.G26 • No.G27 • No.G28 • No.G30 • No.G31 • No.G32 • No.G44 • No.G45 • No.G46 • No.G47 • No.G48 • No.G49 • No.G50 • No.G51 • No.G52 • No.G53 • No.G54 • No.G55 • No.G56 • No.G57 • No.G58 • No.G59 • No.G63 • No.G64 • No.G65
B	No.8 • No.9 • No.12 • No.13 • No.14 • No.180 • No.181 • No.182 • No.183 • No.184 • No.185
C (Original)	No.1 • No.2
C (Later)	No.264 • No.265 • No.266 • No.267 • No.268 • No.269 • No.270 • No.271 • No.272 • No.273 • No.274 • No.275 • No.431 • No.432 • No.433 • No.434 • No.435 • No.436 • No.437 • No.438 • No.439 • No.440
Ca	No.431 • No.432 • No.433 • No.434 • No.435 • No.436 • No.437 • No.438 • No.439 • No.440
Cs	No.264 • No.265 • No.268 • No.269 • No.271 • No.275 • No.431 • No.432 • No.433 • No.434 • No.435 • No.436 • No.437 • No.439 • No.440
D (Original)	No.6
D (Later)	No.368 • No.369 • No.370 • No.371 • No.372 • No.373 • No.374 • No.375 • No.376 • No.377 • No.378 • No.379 • No.380 • No.381 • No.382 • No.383 • No.384 • No.385 • No.386 • No.387
Dd	No.591 • No.592 • No.593 • No.594 • No.595 • No.596 • No.597 • No.598 • No.599 • No.600
Dm	No.581 (Formally No.314) • No.582 (Formally No.309) • No.583 (Formally No.307) • No.584 (Formally No.306) • No.585 (Formally No.296) • No.586 (Formally No.318) • No.587 (Formally No.310) • No.588 (Formally No.305)
Ds	No.368 • No.369 • No.370 • No.371 • No.372 • No.373 • No.374 • No.375 • No.376 • No.377 • No.378 • No.379 • No.380 • No.381 • No.382 • No.383 • No.384 • No.385 • No.386 • No.387
E (Original)	No.7
E (Later)	No.291 • No.292 • No.293 • No.294 • No.295 • No.585 (Formally No.296)|No.296 • No.297 • No.298 • No.299 • No.300 • No.301 • No.302 • No.303 • No.304 • No.588 (Formally No.305) • No.504 (Formally No.306) • No.307 • No.308 • No.309 • No.587 (Formally 310) • No.311 • No.312 • No.313 • No.314 • No.315 • No.316 • No.317 • No.586 (Formally No.318) • No.319 • No.320 • No.321 • No.322 • No.323 • No.324 • No.325 • No.326 • No.327 • No.328 • No.329 • No.330 • No.331 • No.332 • No.333 • No.334 • No.335 • No.336 • No.337 • No.338 • No.339 • No.340 • No.341 • No.342 • No.343 • No.344 • No.345 • No.346 • No.347 • No.348 • No.349 • No.350 • No.351 • No.352 • No.353 • No.354 • No.355
Ea	No.336 • No.337 • No.346
Eas	No.340 • No.341 • No.354 • No.355
Ec	No.236 • No.237 • No.238 • No.239 • No.240 • No.241 • No.242 • No.243 • No.244 • No.245 • No.246 • No.247 • No.248 • No.249 • No.250 • No.251 • No.252 • No.253 • No.254 • No.255
Es	No.291 • No.292 • No.293 • No.294 • No.295 • No.585 (Formally No.296)|No.296 • No.297 • No.298 • No.299 • No.300 • No.301 • No.302 • No.303 • No.304 • No.588 (Formally No.305) • No.504 (Formally No.306) • No.307 • No.308 • No.309 • No.587 (Formally 310) • No.311 • No.312 • No.313 • No.314 • No.315 • No.316 • No.317 • No.586 (Formally No.318) • No.319 • No.320 • No.321 • No.322 • No.323 • No.324 • No.325 • No.326 • No.327 • No.328 • No.329 • No.330 • No.331 • No.332 • No.333 • No.334 • No.335 • No.336 • No.337 • No.338 • No.339 • No.340 • No.341 • No.342 • No.343 • No.344 • No.345 • No.346 • No.347 • No.348 • No.349 • No.350 • No.351 • No.352 • No.353 • No.354 • No.355
F (Original)	No.20
F (Later)	No.276 • No.424 (Formally No.277) • No.425 (Formally No.278) • No.279 • No.426 (Formally No.280) • No.427 (Formally No.281) • No.282 • No.283 • No.284 • No.285 • No.286 • No.287 • No.288 • No.289 • No.290 • No.356 • No.357 • No.358 • No.359 • No.360 • No.441 (Formally No.361) • No.362 • No.363 • No.444 (Formally No.364) • No.365 • No.366 • No.447 (Formally No.367) • No.448 (Formally No.394) • No.449 (Formally No.395) • No.450 (Formally No.396) • No.451 (Formally No.397) • No.452 (Formally No.398) • No.399 • No.454 (Formally No.400) • No.401 • No.455 (Formally No.402) • No.456 (Formally No.403) • No.457 (Formally No.404) • No.458 (Formally No.405) • No.459 (Formally No.406) • No.460 (Formally No.407) • No.461 (Formally No.408) • No.462 (Formally No.409) • No.463 (Formally No.410) • No.411 • No.412 • No.413 • No.414 • No.415 • No.416 • No.417 • No.418 • No.419 • No.420 • No.421 • No.422 • No.423
Fs	No.276 • No.424 (Formally No.277) • No.425 (Formally No.278) • No.279 • No.426 (Formally No.280) • No.427 (Formally No.281) • No.282 • No.283 • No.284 • No.285 • No.286 • No.287 • No.288 • No.289 • No.290 • No.356 • No.357 • No.358 • No.359 • No.360 • No.441 (Formally No.361) • No.362 • No.363 • No.444 (Formally No.364) • No.365 • No.366 • No.447 (Formally No.367) • No.448 (Formally No.394) • No.449 (Formally No.395) • No.450 (Formally No.396) • No.451 (Formally No.397) • No.452 (Formally No.398) • No.399 • No.454 (Formally No.400) • No.401 • No.455 (Formally No.402) • No.456 (Formally No.403) • No.457 (Formally No.404) • No.458 (Formally No.405) • No.459 (Formally No.406) • No.460 (Formally No.407) • No.461 (Formally No.408) • No.462 (Formally No.409) • No.463 (Formally No.410) • No.411 • No.412 • No.413 • No.414 • No.415 • No.416 • No.417 • No.418 • No.419 • No.420 • No.421 • No.422 • No.423
G	No.17 • No.32 • No.33 • No.42 • No.43 • No.44 • No.45 • No.46 • No.47 • No.48 (1st) • No.48 (2nd) • No.49 • No.50 • No.51 (1st) • No.51 (2nd) • No.52 • No.53 • No.54 (1st) • No.54 (2nd) • No.55 • No.56 • No.57 • No.58 • No.59 • No.60 • No.61 • No.64 • No.65 • No.66 • No.67 • No.68 • No.107 • No.108 • No.109 • No.111(1st) • No.111 (2nd) • No.112 (1st) • No.113 • No.114 • No.115 • No.116 • No.117 • No.118 • No.119 • WAGR G Class No.120 • No.121 • No.122 • No.123 • No.124 • No.125 • No.126 • No.127 • No.128 • No.129 • No.130 • No.131 • No.132 • No.133 • No.134 • No.135 • No.136 • No.137 • No.156 • No.157 • No.158 • No.159 • No.160 • No.161 • No.233 • No.234 • No.235
H	No.18 • No.22 (formally No.17)
I	No.25 • No.26 • No.27
J	No.28 • No.29 • No.30
Ja	No.28 • No.29 • No.30
K (Original)	No.19
K	No.34 • No.35 • No.36 • No.37 • No.38 • No.39 • No.40 • No.41 • No.101 • No.102 • No.103 • No.104 • No.105 • No.106 • No.186 • No.187 • No.188 • No.189 • No.190 • No.191 • No.192 • No.193 • No.194 • No.195
Ks	No.34 • No.39 • No.101 • No.104 • No.194 • No.195
L (Original)	No.5 (Formally No.19)
L	No.236 • No.237 • No.238 • No.239 • No.240 • No.241 • No.242 • No.243 • No.244 • No.245 • No.246 • No.247 • No.248 • No.249 • No.250 • No.251 • No.252 • No.253 • No.254 • No.255
M	No.23 • No.24
M (Later)	No.388 • No.389 • No.390 • No.391 • No.392 • No.393
Ms	No.389 • No.424 • No.425 • No.426 • No.427 • No.428 • No.429 • No.430
Msa	No.466 • No.467 • No.468 • No.469 • No.470 • No.471 • No.472 • No.473 • No.474 • No.475
N	No.1 • No.19 • No.20 • No.25 • No.26 • No.27 • No.132 • No.69 • No.70 • No.71 • No.72 • No.73 • No.74 • No.75 • No.76 • No.77 • No.78 • No.79 • No.85 • No.86 • No.87 • No.95 • No.96 • No.196 • No.197 • No.198 • No.199 • No.200 • No.201 • No.202 • No.203 • No.204 • No.205 • No.206 • No.207 • No.256 • No.257 • No.258 • No.259 • No.260 • No.261 • No.262 • No.263
Ns	No.263
O	No.74 • No.74 • No.76 • No.77 • No.78 • No.79 • No.80 • No.210 (Formally No.81) • No.82 • No.83 • No.84 • No.85 • No.86 • No.87 • No.88 • No.89 • No.90 • No.91 • No.92 • No.93 • No.94 • No.95 • No.96 • No.97 • No.98 • No.99 • No.100 • No.209 • No.209 • No.213 (Formally No.211) • No.212 • No.214 • No.215 • No.216 • No.217 • No.218 • No.219 • No.220 • No.221 • No.222 • No.223 • No.224 • No.225 • No.226 • No.173 (Formally No.6) • No.179 (Formally No.161)
Oa	No.171 (Formally No.2) • No.172 (Formally No.5) • No.173 (Formally No.6 • No.24 • No.175 (Formally No.33) • No.176 (Formally No.158) • No.159 (Formally No.177) • No.160 (Formally No.178) • No.161 (Formally No.179) • No.219
Ob	No.93
Os	No.94 • No.210 • No.99 • No.212 • No.220
Oas	No.171 • No.178
P (Original)	No.62 • No.63
P (Later)	No.441 • No.442 • No.443 • No.444 • No.445 • No.446 • No.447 • No.448 • No.449 • No.450 • No.511 (Formally No.451) • No.512 (Formally No.452) • No.513 (Formally No.458) • No.514 (Formally No.460) • No.515 (Formally No.462) • No.516 (Formally No.463) • No.517 (Formally 465)
Pm	No.701 • No.702 • No.703 • No.704 • No.705 • No.706 • No.707 • No.708 • No.709 • No.710 • No.711 • No.712 • No.713 • No.714 • No.716 • No.717 • No.718 • No.719
Pmr	No.715 • No.720 • No.721 • No.722 • No.723 • No.724 • No.725 • No.726 • No.727 • No.728 • No.729 • No.730 • No.731 • No.732 • No.733 • No.734 • No.735
Pr	No.453 • No.454 • No.455 • No.456 • No.457 • No.459 • No.461 • No.464 • No.521 (Formally No.138) • No.522 (Formally No.139) • No.523 (Formally No.140) • No.524 (Formally No.141) • No.525 (Formally No.142) • No.526 (Formally No.143) • No.527 (Formally No.144) • No.528 (Formally No.145) • No.529 (Formally No.146) • No.530 (Formally No.147) • No.531 (Formally No.453) • No.532 (Formally No.454) • No.533 (Formally No.455) • No.534 (Formally No.456) • No.535 (Formally No.457) • No.536 (Formally No.459) • No.537 (Formally No.461) • No.538 (Formally No.464)
Q	No.138 • No.139 • No.140 • No.141 • No.142 • No.143
Qa	No.140 • No.141 • No.142 • No.143
Q (PWD)	No.62 • No.63
R	No.144 • No.145 • No.146 • No.147 • No.148 • No.149 • No.150 • No.151 • No.152 • No.153 • No.154 • No.155 • No.174 • No.175 • No.176 • No.177 • No.178 • No.179 • No.227 • No.228 • No.229 • No.230 • No.231 • No.232
Ra	No.148 • No.150 • No.153 • No.154 • No.174 • No.175 • No.177 • No.178 • No.227 • No.228 • No.229 • No.230 • No.231 • No.232
S (Original)	No.162 • No.163
S (Later)	No.541 (Formally No.476) • No.542 (Formally No.477) • No.543 (Formally No.478) • No.544 • No.545 • No.546 • No.547 • No.548 • No.549 • No.550
T	No.164 • No.165 • No.166 • No.167 • No.168 • No.169 • No.170 • No.171 • No.172 • No.173
U (Original)	No.7
U (Later)	No.651 • No.652 • No.653 • No.654 • No.655 • No.656 • No.657 • No.658 • No.659 • No.660 • No.661 • No.663 • No.664
Ut	No.664
V	No.1201 • No.1202 • No.1203 • No.1204 • No.1205 • No.1206 • No.1207 • No.1208 • No.1209 • No.1210 • No.1211 • No.1212 • No.1213 • No.1214 • No.1215 • No.1216 • No.1217 • No.1218 • No.1219 • No.1220 • No.1221 • No.1222 • No.1223 • No.1224
W	No.901 • No.902 • No.903 • No.904 • No.905 • No.906 • No.907 • No.908 • No.909 • No.910 • No.911 • No.912 • No.913 • No.914 • No.915 • No.916 • No.917 • No.918 • No.919 • No.920 • No.921 • No.922 • No.923 • No.924 • No.925 • No.926 • No.927 • No.928 • No.929 • No.930 • No.931 • No.932 • No.933 • No.934 • No.935 • No.936 • No.937 • No.938 • No.939 • No.940 • No.941 • No.942 • No.943 • No.944 • No.945 • No.946 • No.947 • No.948 • No.949 • No.950 • No.951 • No.952 • No.953 • No.954 • No.955 • No.956 • No.957 • No.958 • No.959 • No.960