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Katie is one of two locomotives built by Robert Stephenson and Company for the Western Australian Government Railways numbered one and classed C in 1885.


History[]

Katie was built with sister engine (Nevada WAGR C2) with Katie entering service in March 1881 and Navada in May 1881. Both engines pulled local passenger trains and occasional goods services. In 1887 Katie had an accident with a runaway train and derailed down an embankment near York. This accident would improve the WAGR's safety system dramatically with Katie and Nevada both having new tenders, funnels, brakes and other modifications fitted. Also in 1887 C1 helped stop a fire burning down a building on St. George street by bringing equipment and men to put out the fire 20 minutes before the fire department arrived. However as the 1890's arrived so did the gold rush and soon more powerful and new locomotives arrived to do the C classes work leaving Katie and Nevada to shunt and pull harbour construction trains. By the turn of the century both engines were sold to timber company's and construction/contractors which was where Katie got their names Katie and Nevada. By the 1950's Katie lay derelict at Yarloop workshops and Nevada's fait would be sealed after being abandoned in a shed where the rails where taken up and then in 1972 Nevada had started to be scrapped. But Katie was saved and put on display at the Perth show grounds and then moved to the Australian Railway Historical Society's Bassendean Railway Museum. Where it is still on display to this day.

Trivia[]

  • Katie is exactly the same as the New Zealand Railways F Class albeit as a tender engine.
  • Katie used to be displayed at the front of the museum
  • Katie hasn't turned it's wheels since 2004
  • She is named after Ned Kelly's Sister Katie
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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