What is WAGR Dd class?
{{no sources|date=October 2023}} [[File:West Australian Railway Museum 04.jpg|thumb|Dd class No. 592 on display at Bassendean in 2006.]] The '''WAGR Dd class''' were a total of 10 [[Steam locomotive|steam]] [[Locomotive|locomotives]] operated by the [[Western Australian Government Railways]] (WAGR) from 1946 to 1972. The Dd class were built from scratch at [[Midland Railway Workshops]] for suburban service in [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]]. However, they did work as far as [[Bunbury, Western Australia|Bunbury]] on the [[South Western Railway (Western Australia)|South Western mainline]] and [[Merredin, Western Australia|Merredin]] on the [[Eastern Railway (Western Australia)|Eastern Railway]]. The first was withdrawn in 1969 with the rest following in 1971 to 1972 with the end of steam on the WAGR. Two of the Dd have been preserved, No. 592 is on display at the [[Australian Railway Historical Society|ARHS]] [[Rail Heritage W.A.]] [[Bassendean Railway Museum]] and No. 596 is also owned by the ARHS but is displayed at [[Gosnells, Western Australia|Gosnells]] Railway Markets. [[File:Dd592 Jandakot, 1986.JPG|thumb|No. 592 operating an ARHS excursion train from Perth passing Jandakot in 1986.]] [[Category:Western Australian Government Railways locomotives]] {{Transport-stub}} {{Technology-stub}}