WAGR G Class No.44

WAGR G Class No.44
An Unidentified G class on the construction of the Coolgardie to Esperance line construction in 1920.
Overview -
Propulsion:	Steam
Loco Type:	Tender Engine
Gauge:	3 ft 6 in
Scrapped:	1940
History -
Sibling Locomotives:	No. 32 'Silver King' No. 32 No. 33 No. 42 'Cue' No. 43 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. 62 No. 63 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 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
Manufacturing Details:
Builder:	James Martin & Co.
(b/n) Builder's No.	86
Build Date:	1894
Service:
Former Operators:	Western Australian Government Railways
No.	44
Years in Operation:	1894 - 1931
Disposition:	Scrapped
Wheel Arrangement:
Whyte Notation:	2-6-0+T
Axle No.	4
Boiler & Firebox:
Original Boiler Pressure:	160 p.s.i.
Grate Area:	13.7 square. ft.
Tubes:	709 square. ft.
Operation:
Water Capacity:	1600 Gallons.
Coal Capacity:	2 Tons.
Weight of Locomotive:	25 Tons.
Total Weight:	42 Tons.
Weight of Tender(s):	17 Tons.
Performance Statistics:
Tractive Effort:	13, 801 lbf

No.44 was a 2-6-0 tender locomotive.

History

No.44 was built in 1894 by James Martin and company as builders number 86 for the Western Australian Government Railways as part of their G class and numbered 44. It was in operation until 1931 when it was stored until 1940 when it was scrapped most likely for the war effort.

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