'Australian Locomotive Rosters' was first started by Brad Peadon and Daven Walters in 2000. It took the form of a book that we had published through Railmac. This website is compiled by Brad Peadon, in a joint effort with Bradly Coulter and Daven Walters. Recently we trialed some fleetlists on the main 'Semi Retired Foamer' website. Such was the popularity, we have decided to move them to their own site. Initially, we will be sticking with the SRF theme of covering locomotive types that were around in the 80s and 90s. This may be expanded in the future.

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Wednesday, November 19, 2025

WA N CLASS

Website: Brad Peadon 

Lists: Bradly Coulter

Photos: Both Brads.

November 2025

Eleven units rolled out for Western Australia’s narrow-gauge empire, mostly hauling heavy mineral trains in the south-east. In 1982–83, the first four ditched their old vacuum brakes for shiny Westinghouse air brakes and re-emerged as the NA class. Crews loved their comfy ride and decent grunt, but reliability wasn’t exactly their strong suit. Most bowed out in the early ’90s, with the final stragglers retiring in 1997.




N CLASSWA
Road NumbersN1871-N1881
BuilderComeng/MLW Bassendean
ModelCE618
EngineAlco 251E V12
GaugeNarrow / Standard
WheelsCo-Co
Power2400HP (1790kW)
Length17090mm
Mass 103t


LocoBuild #ServiceOwnerStausLiveryOther codes 
N1871C-6099-0112/5/1977WestrailScrapped 1994Westrail Orange NA1871 
N1872C-6099-028/20/1977Aust. Loco LeaseScrapped 2020PPL RedNA1872, NB1872, 1872 
N1873C-6099-0311/17/1977PrivateScrapped 2022PPL RedNA1873, NB1873, 1873 
N1874C-6099-0411/30/1977GreentrainsScrapped 2014SSRS BlueNA1874, 1874 
N1875C-6099-051/4/1978WestrailScrapped 1994Westrail Orange   
N1876C-6099-062/15/1978WestrailScrapped 1994Westrail Orange   
N1877C-6099-078/9/1978WestrailScrapped 1994Westrail Orange   
N1878C-6099-089/27/1978WestrailScrapped 1994Westrail Orange   
N1879C-6099-0912/22/1978WestrailScrapped 1994Westrail Orange   
N1880C-6099-101/10/1979WestrailScrapped 1994Westrail Orange   
N1881C-6099-116/26/1979WestrailScrapped 1994Westrail Orange  




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