What is WAGR R class?
{{no sources|date=October 2023}} [[File:R175 Bassendean, 2014.JPG|thumb|R class No. 174 on display at Bassendean in 2014.]] The '''WAGR R class''' were a total of 24 [[Steam locomotive|steam]] [[Locomotive|locomotives]] operated by the [[Western Australian Government Railways]] (WAGR) from 1897 to 1953. All of the R class were built by [[Dübs and Company|Dübs & Coy]] of [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]] in several batches from 1896 to 1898. They initially served on the [[Eastern Railway (Western Australia)|Eastern Railway]], [[Eastern Goldfields Railway (Western Australia)|Eastern Goldfields Railway]], and [[Northern Railway (Western Australia)|Northern Railway]] as premier express locomotives hauling passengers and mail. They were later relegated to mixed work, with some being converted to [[WAGR Ra class|Ra class]] engines to serve on lighter-laid lines. No. 174 became famous for aiding in the rescue of a trapped [[Mining|miner]] and upon its withdrawal in 1947 it was preserved by the [[Midland Railway Institute]], it was displayed at various locations in [[Midland, Western Australia|Midland]] before moving permanently to the [[Australian Railway Historical Society|ARHS]] [[Rail Heritage W.A.]] [[Bassendean Railway Museum]], where it is presently displayed. [[File:R152, Boorabbin, ca. 1905.jpg|thumb|R class No. 152 at Boorabbin in 1905, showing original condition.]] [[Category:Western Australian Government Railways locomotives]] {{Transport-stub}} {{Technology-stub}}