What is WAGR Pm class?
{{no sources|date=October 2023}} [[File:Locomotive Pm706.jpg|thumb|No. 706 ''Narrogin'' at Fremantle in 2000.]] The '''WAGR Pm class''' were a total of 18 express [[Steam locomotive|steam]] [[Locomotive|locomotives]] operated by the [[Western Australian Government Railways]] (WAGR) from 1950 to 1972. The Pm class were built by the [[North British Locomotive Company|North British Locomotive Coy]] in 1949 to specifications almost identical to the standard P class, with slight alterations. Although originally designated for express passenger traffic, due to having independently sprung wheels, which caused rough riding they were reassigned to [[Cargo|goods]] work. Because of this, they were assigned to heavy and express goods on the [[Eastern Goldfields Railway]] and [[Great Southern Railway of Western Australia|Great Southern Railway]] where they were well-suited, later serving on the [[South Western Railway (Western Australia)|South Western mainline]] until the end of steam on the WAGR, with withdrawals starting in 1970 and ending in 1972. Unlike the [[WAGR Pmr class|Pmr class]], they had roller bearings on their trailing, leading and tender wheels, and not on their driving wheels. Two are preserved, No. 701 is displayed at the [[Bassendean Railway Museum]] and No. 706 was originally displayed at [[Narrogin, Western Australia|Narrogin]] before entering excursion service and is currently stored at [[Pinjarra, Western Australia|Pinjarra]] on the [[Hotham Valley Railway]] due to weight restrictions on the line. [[File:Steam locomotive train.jpg|thumb|No. 706 Narrogin on the Hotham Valley Railway in 2013.]] [[File:WAGR 701 (5359396093).jpg|thumb|No. 701 on display at the Bassendean Railway Museum in 2006.]] [[Category:Western Australian Government Railways locomotives]] {{Transport-stub}} {{Technology-stub}}