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247:(locomotive)
167:Total weight
47:
35:WAGR S class
29:
1208:Classes of
1064:Locomotives
700:5 July 1947
534:In service
491:in Victoria
327:Disposition
1755:Categories
1152:0959969039
967:086417778X
942:0959969047
896:References
777:Greenmount
537:Withdrawn
507:Class list
496:Greenmount
425:Kalgoorlie
380:Background
240:Loco brake
197:Water cap.
97:Build date
69:Power type
48:Greenmount
1700:Ballaarat
1597:(ex MRWA)
1591:(ex MRWA)
1134:219836193
833:Namesakes
796:project.
640:Hallowell
319:Preserved
314:1971-1972
306:S541-S550
293:Operators
179:Fuel type
172:long tons
170:119
100:1943-1947
1735:Westrail
1462:U (1903)
1457:S (1888)
1452:Q (1895)
1437:K (1891)
1422:F (1892)
1397:D (1884)
1392:C (1880)
1301:P (1896)
1218:Westrail
1067:Archived
849:See also
613:Brockman
581:Bakewell
471:Bakewell
444:Pr class
419:between
359:(WAGR).
252:(tender)
208:
205:Firebox:
132:
77:Designer
1569:A/AA/AB
1478:Garratt
839:S class
751:Gardner
720:Lindsay
694:Egerton
528:number
526:Earlier
523:number
485:Lindsay
375:History
311:Retired
303:Numbers
87:Builder
1476:Steam
1376:Steam
1311:Pm/Pmr
1227:tender
1225:Steam
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808:Hardie
540:Notes
288:Career
250:Vacuum
52:Harvey
901:Notes
553:Bruce
531:Name
494:S549
483:S547
469:S542
421:Perth
369:4-8-2
346:4-8-2
245:Steam
151:Gauge
144:4-8-2
139:Whyte
72:Steam
1626:T/TA
1601:N/NA
1579:D/DA
1531:M/MA
1525:MRWA
1523:(ex
1492:M/Ms
1402:D/Ds
1378:tank
1321:R/Ra
1306:P/Pr
1296:O/Oa
1266:F/Fs
1256:E/Es
1251:C/Ca
1214:WAGR
1147:ISBN
1130:OCLC
1107:S547
1045:ISBN
1020:ISBN
992:ISBN
962:ISBN
937:ISBN
801:550
770:549
744:548
713:547
687:546
667:Dale
660:545
633:544
608:478
605:543
576:477
573:542
548:476
545:541
521:Road
423:and
408:and
340:The
182:Coal
1497:Msa
1487:ASG
50:at
23:or
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1681:NB
1671:KA
1616:RA
1584:DB
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