What is WAGR I class?
{{no sources|date=October 2023}} [[File:Steam locomotive 214, S class (0-6-4T type) ATLIB 271396.png|thumb|NZR S class No. 214, three S class were sold to the WAGR as the I class.]] The '''WAGR I class''' were 3 [[Steam locomotive|steam]] [[Locomotive|locomotives]] operated by the [[Western Australian Government Railways]] (WAGR) from 1891 to 1900. The WAGR I class were initially built for [[New Zealand Railways]] (NZR) in 1880 by the [[Avonside Engine Company|Avonside Engine Coy]] of [[Bristol]], [[England]] as the [[NZR S class]]. By 1891 the [[Eastern Railway (Western Australia)|Eastern Railway]]'s (ER) motive power was in such a state with [[British]] manufacturers taking so long to produce locomotives that the [[Engineer|Engineer-in-Chief]] of the ER, [[C. Y. O'Connor]] essentially begged the NZR for stock. As a favour, the NZR sold three of their S class Nos—215 - 217 to the WAGR, becoming Nos—25 - 27. By 1900 the motive power shortage had reclined and the I class became surplus to requirements with all three locos withdrawn that year and scrapped. [[Category:Western Australian Government Railways locomotives]] {{Transport-stub}} {{Technology-stub}}