▁Australian ▁Government ▁Rail ways ▁( W AG R ) ▁between ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁the ▁W AG R ▁placed ▁an ▁order ▁with ▁R & W ▁Haw th orn ▁Les lie ▁& ▁Co ▁for ▁four ▁ 4 - 6 - 2 T ▁locomot ives . ▁Meanwhile , ▁the ▁builder ▁had ▁two ▁very ▁similar ▁locomot ives ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁for ▁the ▁Port os ▁e ▁Cam in hos ▁de ▁Fer ro ▁de ▁Mo ç amb ique , ▁Moz amb ique ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁cancel led ▁order . ▁A ▁deal ▁was ▁done ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁for ▁the ▁W AG R ▁to ▁purchase ▁them ▁and ▁they ▁entered ▁service ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁The ▁other ▁four ▁entered ▁service ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 / 9 7 . ▁The ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁built ▁locomot ives ▁had ▁different ▁sh aped ▁cab ▁windows ▁and ▁side ▁t anks . ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁employed ▁as ▁sh un ters ▁at ▁F rem ant le ▁and ▁Mid land . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁Q 1 4 0 ▁was ▁re built ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁bo iler ▁and ▁converted ▁to ▁ 4 - 6 - 4 T ▁configuration ▁with ▁water ▁and ▁coal ▁capacity ▁increased ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁suitable ▁to ▁operate ▁on ▁the ▁Upper ▁Dar ling ▁Range ▁Railway , ▁Q 1 4 1 - Q 1 4 3 ▁followed