What is WAGR E class?
{{no sources|date=October 2023}} [[File:WAGR E class works photo.jpg|thumb|Builder's photo of the original E class.]] The '''WAGR E class''' were a total of 65 [[Steam locomotive|steam]] [[Locomotive|locomotives]] operated by the [[Western Australian Government Railways]] (WAGR) from 1902 to 1963. The E class were built by [[Nasmyth, Wilson and Company|Nasmyth, Wilson & Coy]] of [[Salford]], [[England]] and [[Vulcan Foundry]] of [[Newton-le-Willows]], [[England]] for use on long-distance expresses. They were the first [[Whyte notation|4-6-2]] locomotives in [[Australia]], a further 20 were built in 1911 by the [[North British Locomotive Company|North British Locomotive Coy]]. Upon the E classes' entry into service, they were an immediate success and from 1924 to 1925 most were [[Superheater|superheated]], becoming the [[WAGR Es class|Es class]]. In 1934 two E class locos had their weight reduced becoming the [[WAGR Ea class|Ea class]], and several more were converted while being superheated and classified [[WAGR Eas class|Eas]]. The last E class was withdrawn in 1963. No. 308 is preserved at the [[Bassendean Railway Museum]]. [[File:WAGR train 83.jpg|thumb|No. 83 at Bullabulling in the 1930s.]] [[Category:Western Australian Government Railways locomotives]] {{Transport-stub}} {{Technology-stub}}