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Western Australia Government Railway No. W901 is a 4-8-2 steam locomotive built by the Beyer Peacock & Co. in 1951 for the Western Australia Government Railway and it is one of a class of 60 locomotive introduced 1951 in Western Australia.

W901 was in service for passenger and freight service until withdrawn in 1972 and it was placed in storage until it was Purchased by the Steamtown group in Peterborough and arrived in 1979.

It was overhauled and put in service on the Peterborough to Orroroo line. This line closed 1987 to freight, the last tourist train ran in 2002. Being to expensive to maintain, this line was lifted in 2008.

Today #W901 is still at the Steamtown but it is now a static exhibit at the Steamtown's very own roundhouse.

Trivia[]

  • W901 is in a part of the roundhouse that was used for diesel loco maintenance.
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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