What is WAGR Y class?
{{no sources|date=October 2023}} [[File:Y1114 Picton, 1986.JPG|thumb|Y class No. 1114 at Picton in 1986.]] The '''WAGR Y class''' were a total of 18 [[Diesel locomotive|diesel]][[Diesel-electric|-electric]] [[Locomotive|locomotives]] operated by the [[Western Australian Government Railways]] from 1953 to 1990. The Y class were built by [[British Thomson-Houston]] (BTH) of [[Rugby, Warwickshire|Rugby]], [[England]] in conjunction with the [[Clayton Equipment Company|Clayton Equipment Coy]] (CEL) of [[Derbyshire]], [[England]] who assembled and tested the locos before shipment at [[Hatton, Derbyshire|Hatton]] with separate builder's plates displayed for each [[business]] on every loco. Mostly the Y class were used for shunting duties at [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] and [[Fremantle]], but some did haul [[Cargo|goods]] [[Train|trains]] on the [[Northern Railway (Western Australia)|Northern Railway]] around [[Geraldton, Western Australia|Geraldton]] and [[Pinjarra, Western Australia|Pinjarra]] on the [[Hotham Valley Railway]]. In total 7 Y class have been preserved, with one at the [[South West Rail and Heritage Centre, Western Australia|South West Rail & Heritage Centre]], [[Boyanup, Western Australia|Boyanup]] and the [[Bassendean Railway Museum]]. Another is stored at [[Boulder Railway Station]] in [[Kalgoorlie]] with 4 also displayed/stored after operating timber services at [[Pemberton, Western Australia|Pemberton]], though their current disposition is unknown. [[File:Y1109 Leighton, 1986.JPG|thumb|No. 1109 at Leighton in 1986.]] [[File:Boulder railway station, 2016 (05).jpg|thumb|No. 1108 displayed at Boulder railway station in 2016, before the site closed.]] [[Category:Western Australian Government Railways locomotives]] {{Transport-stub}} {{Technology-stub}}