What is WAGR Dm class?
{{no sources|date=October 2023}} [[File:Dm309, photographic grey, ca. 1943.jpg|thumb|Dm class No. 309 at Midland Railway Workshops in 1945.]] The '''WAGR Dm class''' were a total of 8 large [[Steam locomotive|steam]] [[Locomotive|locomotives]] operated by the [[Western Australian Government Railways]] (WAGR) from 1945 to 1971. The Dm class came about due to pressures resulting from aging and overworked [[Locomotive|motive power]] which was already understocked. The Dm class were based on the [[WAGR D class|D class]] suburban [[Tank locomotive|tank engines]] and were constructed from [[WAGR E class (1902)|E class]] tender engines. They operated [[Commuter rail|commuter services]] in [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] and performed banking duties along the [[Midland, Western Australia|Midland]] to [[Chidlow, Western Australia|Chidlow]] section of the [[Eastern Railway (Western Australia)|Eastern Railway]]. The first of the class was withdrawn in 1968 and the last in 1971, with all being scrapped. [[File:Dm314, 1945.jpg|thumb|No. 314 in 1945.]] [[File:Dm585, Fremantle, 1950.jpg|thumb|No. 585 at Fremantle in 1950.]] [[Category:Western Australian Government Railways locomotives]] {{Transport-stub}} {{Technology-stub}}