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Robb's Engine was a 2-6-0 tender locomotive.



History[]

Robb's Engine was purchased by John Robb to use as a contractors loco on the Eastern Railway of the Western Australian Government Railways. Robb's Engine as it was nicknamed was built by Beyer Peacock and company as builders number 1903 of 1879 arriving at Fremantle in 1880 and after the line was finished was sold to the Western Australian Government who operated the WAGR and number 3 until 1884 when it was sold to Edward Keane railway contractor who used Robb's Engine to extend the Eastern Railway from Guildford to York and used on the construction of the Midland Railway (operated by the Midland Railway of Western Australia Company).

Under Keane's ownership Robb's Engine was numbered A1 with "E.K." written on the tender. Robb's Engine was then sold back to the WAGR in 1895 and numbered 7 until 1902 when it was sold of to George Baxter who owned and operated the Preston Saw Mills. Which were taken over by the W.A. Jarrah Saw Mills limited in 1903 and Robb's Engine is transferred in 1909 to the Mill at St John's Brook which was taken over by the Kauri Timber Company in early 1913. And Robb's Engine continued to work at Nannup and Barrabup mills until 1943 being fitted with a G class tender from locomotive "Kauri" and Robb's Engine's tender fitted to South Australian Railways Y Class No.109 and Robb's Engine scrapped at sometime after.

Western Australian Government Railways Steam Classes
A No.7 (formerly No.3 (1st)No.3 (2nd)No.3 (3rd)No.4No.5No.10No.11No.15No.16No.21No.31
Asg No.G10No.G20No.G26No.G27No.G28No.G30No.G31No.G32No.G44No.G45No.G46No.G47No.G48No.G49No.G50No.G51No.G52No.G53No.G54No.G55No.G56No.G57No.G58No.G59No.G63No.G64No.G65
B No.8No.9No.12No.13No.14No.180No.181No.182No.183No.184No.185
C (Original) No.1No.2
C (Later) No.264No.265No.266No.267No.268No.269No.270No.271No.272No.273No.274No.275No.431No.432No.433No.434No.435No.436No.437No.438No.439No.440
Ca No.431No.432No.433No.434No.435No.436No.437No.438No.439No.440
Cs No.264No.265No.268No.269No.271No.275No.431No.432No.433No.434No.435No.436No.437No.439No.440
D (Original) No.6
D (Later) No.368No.369No.370No.371No.372No.373No.374No.375No.376No.377No.378No.379No.380No.381No.382No.383No.384No.385No.386No.387
Dd No.591No.592No.593No.594No.595No.596No.597No.598No.599No.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.368No.369No.370No.371No.372No.373No.374No.375No.376No.377No.378No.379No.380No.381No.382No.383No.384No.385No.386No.387
E (Original) No.7
E (Later) No.291No.292No.293No.294No.295No.585 (Formally No.296)|No.296No.297No.298No.299No.300No.301No.302No.303No.304No.588 (Formally No.305)No.504 (Formally No.306)No.307No.308No.309No.587 (Formally 310)No.311No.312No.313No.314No.315No.316No.317No.586 (Formally No.318)No.319No.320No.321No.322No.323No.324No.325No.326No.327No.328No.329No.330No.331No.332No.333No.334No.335No.336No.337No.338No.339No.340No.341No.342No.343No.344No.345No.346No.347No.348No.349No.350No.351No.352No.353No.354No.355
Ea No.336No.337No.346
Eas No.340No.341No.354No.355
Ec No.236No.237No.238No.239No.240No.241No.242No.243No.244No.245No.246No.247No.248No.249No.250No.251No.252No.253No.254No.255
Es No.291No.292No.293No.294No.295No.585 (Formally No.296)|No.296No.297No.298No.299No.300No.301No.302No.303No.304No.588 (Formally No.305)No.504 (Formally No.306)No.307No.308No.309No.587 (Formally 310)No.311No.312No.313No.314No.315No.316No.317No.586 (Formally No.318)No.319No.320No.321No.322No.323No.324No.325No.326No.327No.328No.329No.330No.331No.332No.333No.334No.335No.336No.337No.338No.339No.340No.341No.342No.343No.344No.345No.346No.347No.348No.349No.350No.351No.352No.353No.354No.355
F (Original) No.20
F (Later) No.276No.424 (Formally No.277)No.425 (Formally No.278)No.279No.426 (Formally No.280)No.427 (Formally No.281)No.282No.283No.284No.285No.286No.287No.288No.289No.290No.356No.357No.358No.359No.360No.441 (Formally No.361)No.362No.363No.444 (Formally No.364)No.365No.366No.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.399No.454 (Formally No.400)No.401No.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.411No.412No.413No.414No.415No.416No.417No.418No.419No.420No.421No.422No.423
Fs No.276No.424 (Formally No.277)No.425 (Formally No.278)No.279No.426 (Formally No.280)No.427 (Formally No.281)No.282No.283No.284No.285No.286No.287No.288No.289No.290No.356No.357No.358No.359No.360No.441 (Formally No.361)No.362No.363No.444 (Formally No.364)No.365No.366No.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.399No.454 (Formally No.400)No.401No.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.411No.412No.413No.414No.415No.416No.417No.418No.419No.420No.421No.422No.423
G No.17No.32No.33No.42No.43No.44No.45No.46No.47No.48 (1st)No.48 (2nd)No.49No.50No.51 (1st)No.51 (2nd)No.52No.53No.54 (1st)No.54 (2nd)No.55No.56No.57No.58No.59No.60No.61No.64No.65No.66No.67No.68No.107No.108No.109No.111(1st)No.111 (2nd)No.112 (1st)No.113No.114No.115No.116No.117No.118No.119WAGR G Class No.120No.121No.122No.123No.124No.125No.126No.127No.128No.129No.130No.131No.132No.133No.134No.135No.136No.137No.156No.157No.158No.159No.160No.161No.233No.234No.235
H No.18No.22 (formally No.17)
I No.25No.26No.27
J No.28No.29No.30
Ja No.28No.29No.30
K (Original) No.19
K No.34No.35No.36No.37No.38No.39No.40No.41No.101No.102No.103No.104No.105No.106No.186No.187No.188No.189No.190No.191No.192No.193No.194No.195
Ks No.34No.39No.101No.104No.194No.195
L (Original) No.5 (Formally No.19)
L No.236No.237No.238No.239No.240No.241No.242No.243No.244No.245No.246No.247No.248No.249No.250No.251No.252No.253No.254No.255
M No.23No.24
M (Later) No.388No.389No.390No.391No.392No.393
Ms No.389No.424No.425No.426No.427No.428No.429No.430
Msa No.466No.467No.468No.469No.470No.471No.472No.473No.474No.475
N No.1No.19No.20No.25No.26No.27No.132No.69No.70No.71No.72No.73No.74No.75No.76No.77No.78No.79No.85No.86No.87No.95No.96No.196No.197No.198No.199No.200No.201No.202No.203No.204No.205No.206No.207No.256No.257No.258No.259No.260No.261No.262No.263
Ns No.263
O No.74No.74No.76No.77No.78No.79No.80No.210 (Formally No.81)No.82No.83No.84No.85No.86No.87No.88No.89No.90No.91No.92No.93No.94No.95No.96No.97No.98No.99No.100No.209No.209No.213 (Formally No.211)No.212No.214No.215No.216No.217No.218No.219No.220No.221No.222No.223No.224No.225No.226No.173 (Formally No.6)No.179 (Formally No.161)
Oa No.171 (Formally No.2)No.172 (Formally No.5)No.173 (Formally No.6No.24No.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.94No.210No.99No.212No.220
Oas No.171No.178
P (Original) No.62No.63
P (Later) No.441No.442No.443No.444No.445No.446No.447No.448No.449No.450No.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.701No.702No.703No.704No.705No.706No.707No.708No.709No.710No.711No.712No.713No.714No.716No.717No.718No.719
Pmr No.715No.720No.721No.722No.723No.724No.725No.726No.727No.728No.729No.730No.731No.732No.733No.734No.735
Pr No.453No.454No.455No.456No.457No.459No.461No.464No.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.138No.139No.140No.141No.142No.143
Qa No.140No.141No.142No.143
Q (PWD) No.62No.63
R No.144No.145No.146No.147No.148No.149No.150No.151No.152No.153No.154No.155No.174No.175No.176No.177No.178No.179No.227No.228No.229No.230No.231No.232
Ra No.148No.150No.153No.154No.174No.175No.177No.178No.227No.228No.229No.230No.231No.232
S (Original) No.162No.163
S (Later) No.541 (Formally No.476)No.542 (Formally No.477)No.543 (Formally No.478)No.544No.545No.546No.547No.548No.549No.550
T No.164No.165No.166No.167No.168No.169No.170No.171No.172No.173
U (Original) No.7
U (Later) No.651No.652No.653No.654No.655No.656No.657No.658No.659No.660No.661No.663No.664
Ut No.664
V No.1201No.1202No.1203No.1204No.1205No.1206No.1207No.1208No.1209No.1210No.1211No.1212No.1213No.1214No.1215No.1216No.1217No.1218No.1219No.1220No.1221No.1222No.1223No.1224
W No.901No.902No.903No.904No.905No.906No.907No.908No.909No.910No.911No.912No.913No.914No.915No.916No.917No.918No.919No.920No.921No.922No.923No.924No.925No.926No.927No.928No.929No.930No.931No.932No.933No.934No.935No.936No.937No.938No.939No.940No.941No.942No.943No.944No.945No.946No.947No.948No.949No.950No.951No.952No.953No.954No.955No.956No.957No.958No.959No.960
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