What is WAGR P class (1896)?
{{no sources|date=October 2023}} [[File:P63, Kalgoorlie, 1896.jpg|thumb|P class No. 63 at Kalgoorlie in 1896, having pulled the first passenger train to Kalgoorlie.]] The '''WAGR P class''' were a pair of [[Steam locomotive|steam]] [[Locomotive|locomotives]] originally operated by the [[Western Australian Government Railways]] (WAGR) from 1896 to 1912. The P class were built in 1896 by [[James Martin and Company|James Martin & Coy]] of [[Gawler, South Australia|Gawler]], [[South Australia]] to the same design as the [[South Australian Railways]] (SAR) [[SAR Z class|Z class]]. Initially, the P class were used on mainline passenger work, most notably heading the inaugural train to [[Kalgoorlie]] in 1896. They became displaced in their niche of express passenger work with the arrival of the [[WAGR R class|R class]], and in 1912 both engines were sold to the [[Midland Railway of Western Australia|Midland Railway Company of Western Australia]] (MRWA) but weren't suitable for regular service, No. 62 was loaned to the [[Public Works Department (Western Australia)|Public Works Department]] (PWD) from 1913 to 1914. An attempt was made to sell No. 63 into the [[Lumber|timber]] [[industry]] though this was unsuccessful so it was renumbered 12 with No. 62 being used for spares, both locos were scrapped in 1929. [[File:P class, Midland Junction, before 1930.jpg|thumb|P class No. 12 (formerly 63) at Midland Junction, ca. 1920s.]] [[Category:Western Australian Government Railways locomotives]] {{Transport-stub}} {{Technology-stub}}