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Built: 1939		Gauge: 3'-6"
Number: 146		Engine:
Wheel Arr. 0-4-0		Fuel: Diesel
Wheel Diam:		Weight:

History: 1939-1943 Whakatane Board Mills, Matakana tramway 1943 - Whakatane Board Mills, Whakatane Same design as NZR Tr 38 and Tr 39

Built: 1939		Gauge: 3'-6"
Number: 147		Engine: 127 hp Gardner
Wheel Arr. Bo-Bo		Fuel: Diesel
Wheel Diam:		Weight:

History: 1939-1956 Wanganui Sash & Door Co., Erua c1956-1983 Caxton Paper Co., Kawerau

Built: 1965		Gauge: 3'-6"
Number: Model 13 218		Engine: 344 hp
Wheel Arr. 0-6-0		Fuel: Diesel
Wheel Diam:		Weight:

History: New Zealand Forest Products Ltd., Kinlieth Putaruru Timber Museum

Drewry Car Co. Birmingham, England

Diesel-mechanical    #2064    78 kW    Built 1936    0-4-0
1939-1944 NZR Maroa tramway
Pre-TMS number 14

Diesel-hydraulic     152 kW     # 2258     Built 1949     0-6-0
Whakatane Board Mills #103 Used on 11km line from Mill to Awakeri and on Matahina tramway
Gardner 8L3 5-speed epicyclic gearbox. Max speed 42 km/h
Same as NZR Ds
Now at Forest Loaders Ltd., Portland, Whangarei.

Built: 1952		Gauge: 3'-6"
Number: 2489		Engine: 152 kW
Wheel Arr. 0-6-0		Fuel: Diesel
Wheel Diam:		Weight:

History: Whakatane Board Mills #104 5-speed epicyclic gearbox. Max speed 42 km/h Used on 11km line from Mill to Awakeri and on Matahina tramway. Now at Forest Loaders Ltd., Portland, Whangarei.

Built: 1955		Gauge: 3'-6"
Number: 2584		Engine: 106 kW
Wheel Arr. 0-6-0		Fuel: Diesel
Wheel Diam:		Weight:

History: 1956-1959 Stuart & Chapman Ltd., Ross Used under-frame and wheels of 0-6-0 steam locomotive.

Johnston & Sons, Invercargill
Diesel-mechanical   0-6-0
1954-c1961 More & Sons, Pourakino
1907 Johnson 'A' model converted to diesel
Leyland engine and transmission

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Motorised Lokeys

1. 1935-1936 Rowsell & Rowsell, Taraire
Chassis and motor from old 'United' truck.
Twin bogies plus another connected to the chassis by a long wooden pole.
Wheels steel-flanged railway type.
Power through two gearboxes, back-to-back, driving to a differential on which sprockets were fitted.
Chains drove to sprockets on the bogie axles. Rear gearbox used on the run out into the bush,
with the front gearbox using forward gear. On return journey, laden with logs, appropriate gears were used
in each gearbox to cope with the terrain and the load.

4. Rail Tractor, petrol chain drive White motor
1935-1938 Kauri Timber Co., Mata

Built:		Gauge:
Number:		Engine: International
Wheel Arr. 4-Co		Fuel: Petrol
Wheel Diam:		Weight:

History: Rail Tractor, International truck 6-wheel drive by side chains, 4-wheel bogie up front c1920 - Mangawhero Sawmilling Co., Fields Track, Karioi

F.C Hibberd & Co. Ltd, Britannia Ironworks, Bedford, England.
(Planet)

Built:		Gauge: 3'-6"
Number:		Engine:
Wheel Arr. 0-4-0		Fuel: Diesel
Wheel Diam:		Weight:

History: Diesel-mechanical New Forest Sawmilling Co., Ngahere

2. Diesel-mechanical
New Forest Sawmilling Co., Ngahere

Built:		Gauge: 3'-6"
Number:		Engine:
Wheel Arr. 0-4-0		Fuel: Diesel
Wheel Diam:		Weight:

History: Diesel-mechanical Butler Bros., Ruatapu c1980 Rodger Redmond, Prebbleton c1986 Scrapped Photo: P. Dunford

Robert Holt & Sons Ltd., Napier

Built: c1959		Gauge: 3'-6"
Number:		Engine: 51.8 bhp @ 1600 rpm
Wheel Arr. 0-4-0		Fuel: Diesel
Wheel Diam:		Weight: 10 tons

History: Diesel-mechanical Rail Tractor Mounted on bogie from Napier electric tram, 3'-6" gauge 1959 Tawa Timber Co. (later Robert Holt & Sons Ltd.) Tawa Siding, Napier. ?-1965 Robert Holt & Sons, Napier. Used to shunt wagons of logs under a gantry. 1981 Body on display at Arthur Miller School, Napier. (bogie may have gone to MOTAT.)

Unknown Builders

Logging Tractor 0-4-4-0
Chain drive ex truck chassis and trucks Smith type
Stored at Shantytown

Built 1904
1904-1908 B.L. Knight, Utiku

Weir & Kenny, Mangatepopo
1. Geared Steam
?-1934 Weir & Kenny
"Galloping Gertie" Written off after 2nd runaway.
Could this be Price Cb # 118 ??

2. Motorised Lokey ?
Built 1933
1933-c1941 Weir & Kenny, Mangatepopo

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