What is WAGR Q class?
{{no sources|date=November 2023}} [[File:Q62, Midland Junction.jpg|thumb|No. 62 ''Wiluna'' at Midland Junction, ca. 1953.]] The '''WAGR Q class''' were a total of 2 utility [[Steam locomotive|steam]] [[Locomotive|locomotives]] operated originally by the [[Public Works Department (Western Australian)|Public Works Department]] (PWD) from 1928, and later by the [[Western Australian Government Railways]] (WAGR) from 1931 to 1953. The Q class were built in 1928 for the PWD by [[Andrew Barclay and Son Limited|Andrew Barclay & Son]] of [[Kilmarnock]], [[Scotland]] essentially being an upgraded version of the [[WAGR G class|G class]] then in use, with a utilitarian appearance and design for ease of maintenance and operation. In 1931 the railway construction branch of the PWD was amalgamated with the WAGR, where both engines lost their names (''Wiluna'' and ''Nornalup'') and gained the running numbers 62 and 63. Both continued working on building projects until the late 1930s when they were reassigned as shunters. No. 62 was withdrawn in 1949, and No. 63 in 1953, both being scrapped. [[File:PWD Nornalup, ca 1928.jpg|thumb|No. 63 ''Nornalup'' in-service with the PWD, around 1928.]] [[Category:Western Australian Government Railways locomotives]] {{Transport-stub}} {{Technology-stub}}