What is WAGR Ec class?
{{no sources|date=October 2023}} [[File:Ec249, Kellerberrin, ca. 1903.jpg|thumb|Ec class No. 249 at Kellerberrin in 1903.]] The '''WAGR Ec class''' were a total of 20 heavy-duty [[Steam locomotive|steam]] [[Locomotive|locomotives]] operated by the [[Western Australian Government Railways]] (WAGR) from 1901 to 1925. The Ec class were built by the [[Baldwin Locomotive Works|Baldwin Locomotives Works]] (BLW) of [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[United States|USA]] as [[Compound|compounds]] in place of the awaiting [[WAGR E class|E class]], which were also [[Whyte notation|4-6-2]]s from [[United Kingdom|Britain]]. They were assembled at [[Fremantle]] [[Fremantle Railway Workshops|Railway Workshops]] and entered service on the [[Eastern Goldfields Railway]] from [[Northam, Western Australia|Northam]] to [[Southern Cross, Western Australia|Southern Cross]]. Some were converted to weigh less to work on lighter-laid lines, being classed the [[WAGR Eca class|Eca class]]. Overall the engines were considered a success and were significantly rebuilt from 1923 to 1925 like other aging locomotives that were considered a success, in this form they were reclassified the [[WAGR L class (1924)|L class]]. [[Category:Western Australian Government Railways locomotives]] {{Transport-stub}} {{Technology-stub}}