What is WAGR M class?
{{no sources|date=October 2023}} [[File:M388, East Perth, 1926.jpg|thumb|M class No. 388 at East Perth Depot in 1926.]] The '''WAGR M class''' were a total of 13 successful [[Garratt locomotive|Garratt]] [[Steam locomotive|steam]] [[Locomotive|locomotives]] operated by the [[Western Australian Government Railways]] (WAGR) from 1912 to 1955. The M class was built by [[Beyer, Peacock and Company|Beyer, Peacock & Coy]] from 1911 to 1913, they had recently negotiated the exclusive production of Garratt [[Articulated vehicle|articulated]] engines manufactured out of the [[United Kingdom|UK]]. The WAGR were the first to order Garratts of such size and quantity for a [[state]] system, playing a vital role in the [[global]] success of Garratt locomotives, the WAGR being somewhat of a trailblazer in this respect. The M class were powerful locos designed to be able to run on lighter-laid lines and around sharp 5-chain [[radius]] curves, which they did to great effect, being more powerful than the [[WAGR F class|F class]] while also having far greater route availability. The second batch was ordered as [[Superheater|superheated]] and became the [[WAGR Ms class|Ms class]], though a standard M class was converted in 1934. Withdrawals began in 1947, with the last withdrawn and scrapped in 1955, none were preserved. They were succeeded by the [[WAGR Msa class|Msa class]] Garratts. [[Category:Western Australian Government Railways locomotives]] {{Transport-stub}} {{Technology-stub}}