What is WAGR Msa class?
{{no sources|date=October 2023}} [[File:Msa466, East Perth, ca. 1940.jpg|thumb|Msa class No. 466 at East Perth, around 1940.]] The '''WAGR Msa class''' were a total of 10 [[Garratt locomotive|Garratt]] [[Steam locomotive|steam]] [[Locomotive|locomotives]] that was run by the [[Western Australian Government Railways]] (WAGR) from 1930 to 1963. The Msa class were designed as a slightly altered design of the [[WAGR Ms class|Ms class]] (superheated [[WAGR M class (1911)|M class]]), specifically for a record-heavy harvest of [[wheat]] in 1930. The Msa was the first Garratt constructed in the [[Southern hemisphere|Southern Hemisphere]], being built by [[Midland Railway Workshops]]. They proved a great success, though wasted [[coal]] when compared to the Ms class and couldn't have all their parts unchanged with the Ms class. One was withdrawn in 1962 and the rest in 1963. One was supposed to be preserved but was accidentally scrapped by mistake, leaving nothing behind. == Gallery == <gallery> File:Western Australian Government Railways class Msa Garratt articulated steam locomotive -- elevation and plan drawing.jpg|Detailed diagram of the Msa class. File:Msa468, Midland Workshops, ca. 1930.jpg|Side view of No. 468 at Midland Railway Workshops in 1930. File:Steam MSA468.jpg|No. 468 at Midland Railway Workshops in 1930. File:Msa + train, Mundaring, ca. 1940.jpg|Msa class at Mundaring, in the 1940s. </gallery>{{Transport-stub}} {{Technology-stub}} [[Category:Western Australian Government Railways locomotives]]