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Western Australia Government Railway No. 924 is a a 4-8-2 built in 1951 by the Beyer Peacock & Co. for the Western Australia Government railway.

The locomotive operated on the Western Australia Government railway until withdrawn from service in 1971. It sit in storage until it was later Purchased in 1978 by Great Southern Steam Association and put on display in Albany.

It was later sold and moved to Alice Springs. A tourist railway was running trains on a 30 km section of the original Ghan route. W924 was overhauled and started running trains which were called the Old Ghan.

Today the W924 is now a static display along with other railway equipment at the Old Ghan Museum, 6 miles from Alice Springs.

Trivia[]

  • For whatever reason this train no longer operates.
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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