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Anchor Locomotives
Anchor Foundry Ltd.,
Nelson, NZ.


Direct Drive Locos Index


Built:
1881
Gauge:
2'-6"
Number:
Cylinders:
Two - 5" x
Wheel Arr.
0-4-0 T
Pressure:
Wheel Diam:
Weight:
History:
1881-1906 Built for Takaka Tramway 2'6" gauge. Line from wharf at Waitapu,
through Takaka to East Takaka 8 miles with 7 timber mills on line
Named - "Pioneer"
Bartholomew Timber Co., Auckland
1910 - Noted at scrap metal yard, Onehunga