What is WAGR K class (diesel)?
{{no sources|date=November 2023}} [[File:WAGR K201 South Dynon 2006.jpg|thumb|K class No. 201 stored at South Dynon, Melbourne, Victoria in 2006.]] The '''WAGR K class''' were a total of 10 [[Diesel locomotive|diesel]]-[[Diesel-electric|electric]] [[Locomotive|locomotives]] operated by the [[Western Australian Government Railways]] (WAGR) from 1966 to 2000. The K class were constructed by [[English Electric]] of [[Rocklea, Queensland|Rocklea]], [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]] from 1966 to 1969. They were built to serve on the [[Eastern Goldfields Railway]] working on construction trains converting that line to standard gauge, soon after they began hauling [[wheat]] traffic from [[Merredin, Western Australia|Merredin]] to [[Fremantle]] harbour, after the Eastern Goldfields Railway re-opened the K class started running services from [[Kalgoorlie]] to [[Esperance, Western Australia|Esperance]]. Class leader No. 201 made history when it travelled through five [[States and territories of Australia|states]], requiring three [[bogie]] exchanges. No. 202 was purchased by the [[Goldsworthy Railway|Goldsworthy Mining Coy]] as one of their similar locos had been destroyed in an accident. A new K class was ordered as a replacement, becoming K class No. 210, and Goldsworthy purchased No. 203 soon after. In 1974 three [[WAGR R class (diesel)|R class]] were converted to [[standard gauge]], becoming the [[WAGR Ka class (diesel)|Ka class]]. All but two were included in the sale of [[Westrail]] assets in 2000. 7 of the K class have been scrapped, with two in storage in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]], and one operational under [[SCT Logistics]]. [[File:SOTW K205.jpg|thumb|No. 205 at Midland in 2006, serving under ''Spirit of the West''.]] [[Category:Western Australian Government Railways locomotives]] {{Transport-stub}} {{Technology-stub}}