What is WAGR D class?
{{no sources|date=October 2023}} [[File:WAGR D class (1912) builder's photograph.jpg|thumb|Builder's photo of the D class.]] The '''WAGR D class''' were a total of 20 large [[Side tank locomotive|side]] [[Tank locomotive|tank]] [[Steam locomotive|steam]] [[Locomotive|locomotives]] operated by the [[Western Australian Government Railways]] (WAGR) from 1912 to 1964. The D class were built by the [[North British Locomotive Company|North British Locomotive Coy]] as 4-6-4s for [[Commuter rail|suburban passenger services]] in and around [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]], however, some also performed goods runs to [[Bunbury, Western Australia|Bunbury]] and [[Northam, Western Australia|Northam]]. All but one were superheated from 1932 forming the [[WAGR Ds class|Ds class]], one of which also had its side tanks extended, becoming the prototype for the [[WAGR Dm class|Dm]] and [[WAGR Dd class|Dd classes]]. Withdrawals started in 1953 until the last was withdrawn in 1965, all were scrapped. [[File:D class, Perth Yard, 1926.jpg|thumb|D class at Perth yard in 1926.]] [[Category:Western Australian Government Railways locomotives]] {{Transport-stub}} {{Technology-stub}}