What is WAGR B class?
{{no sources|date=October 2023}} [[File:B14, workshops yard only.jpg|thumb|B class No. 14 in later condition with extended smokebox in-use as workshop's shunter at [[Midland Railway Workshops|Midland]].]] The '''WAGR B class''' were a total of 11 [[Steam locomotive|steam]] [[Locomotive|locomotives]] built in three batches in 1884 - 1886 and 1898, being operated by the [[Western Australian Government Railways]] (WAGR) until 1959. The B class was a [[4-6-0]]T type [[tank locomotive|tank engine]] built by [[Kitson and Company|Kitson & Coy]] of [[Leeds]], [[England]] and [[Dübs and Company|Dübs & Coy]] of [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]] originally for use on the [[Guildford, Western Australia|Guildford]] to [[Chidlow, Western Australia|Chidlow]] section of the [[Eastern Railway (Western Australia)|Eastern Railway]] which was rather steep. With the arrival of the [[WAGR K class (2-8-4T)|K class]] onto the Eastern Railway in 1903, the B class were relegated to shunting duties until their withdrawal. The first batch was built in 1884 by Kitson comprising two [[Locomotive|locos]], the second by Dübs in 1885/86 comprising three locos, and the last batch was built in 1898 by Kitson comprising six locos with enlarged water tanks for greater capacity. All B class locomotives were scrapped. [[Category:Western Australian Government Railways locomotives]] {{Transport-stub}} {{Technology-stub}}