WAGR A Class No.3 (3rd) 'Vital'

Vital at North Dandalup.

Overview -

Propulsion:

Steam

Gauge:

3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)

Scrapped:

1955

History -

Name:

Vital

Sibling Locomotives:

No.1

No.2

No.3

No.4

No.5

No.6

No.8

Manufacturing Details:

Builder:

Beyer, Peacock & Co.

(b/n) Builder's No.

1501

Build Date:

1875

Service:

Former Operators:

South Australian Railways (SAR)

Tasmanian Copper Co.

W. Atkins (Contractor)

State Saw Mills

Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR)

Whittaker Bros.

Bunning Bros.

Former Railways:

Port Pirie/Port Wakefield - SAR

Leigh Creek Copper Mines

Laura to Booleroo Centre railway

Goomalling to Wongan Hills Branch Line (WAGR)

State Saw Mills Pemberton Railway

North Dandalup Mill Railway

Nyamup Mill Railway

Former Numbers:

No.7 - SAR

No.3 - WAGR

Years in Operation:

1876 - 1907

1908 - 1909

1909 - 1911

1919 - 1925

1925 - 1928

1936 - 1945

1945 - 1947

Disposition:

Scrapped

Wheel Arrangement:

Whyte Notation:

2-6-0+T

UIC-Classification:

2'C 2

Axle No.

4

Boiler & Firebox:

Original Boiler Pressure:

130 lb/sq in (896 kPa)

Heating Surface:

492.1 square feet. (45.72 m2)

Cylinders:

Cylinders (Dia. x Stroke):

12 in × 20 in (305 mm × 508 mm)

Operation:

Water Capacity:

3,900 Litres.

Coal Capacity:

2.3 Tons.

Total Weight:

30.6 Tons.

Performance Statistics:

Tractive Effort:

7,532 lbf (33.50 kN)

Dimensions:

Total Length:

34 ft 6 1⁄2 in (10.528 m)

Vital was a 2-6-0 tender locomotive.

History[]

Vital was built in 1875 by Beyer Peacock and company as builders number 1501 for the South Australian Railways as part of their U class numbered 7. It was sold in 1907 to the Tasmanian Copper company and the resold back to the South Australian Railways in 1908 and then sold the next year to W. Atkins for use on the construction of the Booleroo Centre Railwaya and then moved states to Western Australia to construct the Goomalling to Wongan Hills line in corporation with Mr. Finlayson. Vital was then stored in Northam from 1911 to 1919 until being inspected by the SSM and repaired for use on the State Saw Mills Pemberton lines at Wuraming Mill in 1920 to 1922.

When it was overhauled at North Fremantle and then re entered service in 1923 working at the same mill until 1925 when Vital was extensively repaired at Midland Workshops and then entered service under the Western Australian Government Railways in the same year being numbered 3 and classed A despite resembling the original M class (No.23 & 4) more. Vital was stored from 1928 to 1936 at Bunbury depot when it was sold to Whittaker Brothers Limited and used on their railway to the North Dandalup mill and then named Vital. And then sold in 1945 to Bunning Brothers Limited for service on their Nyamup mill railway until 1947 and sold to be scrapped in 1955.

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