Midland Railway of Western Australia class A
Australia 1926 9 produced
The class A of the Midland Railway of Western Australia consisted of nine Mikados built by Kitson & Co. in England. Three were delivered in 1926, three in 1927 and three in 1929. They had drivers of 3 ft 10 1/2 in and cylinders of 18 by 24 inches. They were all withdrawn in 1957 and 1958 and subsequently scrapped.
Technical data
General
- Built
- 1926-1929
- Manufacturers
- Kitson & Co.
- Wheel arrangement
- 2-8-2 (Mikado)
- Gauge
- 1,067 mm (Cape gauge)
Dimensions and weights
- Length
- 19.16 m
- Total mass
- 91.9 t
Boiler
- Grate area
- 2.601 m²
Power plant
- Driver diameter
- 1,181 mm
- Boiler pressure
- 11 bar
- Expansion type
- simple expansion
- Cylinders
- two, 457 x 610 mm
Power
- Power source
- steam
- Starting effort
- 101.2 kN
