WAGR M Class No.23

WAGR M Class No.23
No.23 at Geraldton.
Overview -
Propulsion:	Steam
Loco Type:	Tender Engine
Gauge:	3 ft 6 in
Scrapped:	1958
History -
Sibling Locomotives:	No.24 'Dandalup'
Manufacturing Details:
Builder:	Kitson & Co.
(b/n) Builder's No.	2035
Build Date:	1875
Service:
Former Operators:	Western Australian Government Railways - Northern Railway Bunning Bros. Ltd.
Former Railways:	Northern Railway - WAGR Yornup, Muja and Lyall's Saw Mills
No.	23
Former Numbers:	1E
Years in Operation:	1876 - 1911 1912 - 1946
Disposition:	Scrapped
Wheel Arrangement:
Whyte Notation:	2-6-0+T
Axle No.	4
Boiler & Firebox:
Original Boiler Pressure:	120 p.s.i.
Grate Area:	10 square ft.
Tubes:	494 square ft.
Operation:
Water Capacity:	660 Gallons.
Coal Capacity:	3 Tons.
Weight of Locomotive:	18 Tons.
Total Weight:	30 Tons.
Weight of Tender(s):	12 Tons.
Performance Statistics:
Tractive Effort:	7,089 lb
Valves & Motion:
Valve Gear:	Stephenson

No.23 was a 2-6-0 tender locomotive.

History

No.23 was built by Kitson and company in 1875 as builders number 2035 for use on the Northern Railway and numbered 1E. The Northern Railway was opened in 1879 and joined the Western Australian Government Railways network. No.23 was numbered as such in 1891 and classed M. No.23 was withdrawn from service and sold to Bunning Brothers where it operated at Lyall's Mill mostly but also operated at Muja in 1938 and Yornup from 1940 to 1943. It was out of use at Lyall's Mill Works by July 1946 and scrapped in 1958.

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