What is WAGR Qa class?
{{no sources|date=October 2023}} The '''WAGR Qa class''' were a total of 4 successful [[Steam locomotive|steam]] [[Locomotive|locomotives]] operated by the [[Western Australian Government Railways]] (WAGR) from 1905 to 1925. The Qa class resulted from the rebuilding of [[WAGR Q class (1895)|Q class]] No. 140 with a larger boiler, and four-wheel trailing bogie added, and the fuel capacity increased (both water and coal). This rebuild started in 1903 and was completed in 1905 by [[Midland Railway Workshops]], No. 140 having been selected to operate on the [[Upper Darling Range Railway]] which the WAGR had recently acquired. The experiment was a success with three more of the Q class being rebuilt to Qa class specifications in 1909. The Qa class was designated to haul goods, passenger and mixed services, in this position they served on the Kalamunda zig-zag, [[Mudaring Weir Branch Line]], [[Eastern Railway (Western Australia)|Eastern Railway]] to [[Northam, Western Australia|Northam]], [[South Western Railway (Western Australia)|South Western Railway]] to [[Bunbury, Western Australia|Bunbury]] and the [[Pinjarra, Western Australia|Pinjarra]] to [[Holyoake, Western Australia|Holyoake]] section of the [[Hotham Valley Railway]]. Withdrawals for the class began in 1924 and ended in 1925 with all being scrapped along with the original standard Q class. [[Category:Western Australian Government Railways locomotives]] {{Transport-stub}} {{Technology-stub}}