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Rail Tractors


Built:
Nattrass
Gauge:
3'-6"
Number:
Engine:
Fordson
Wheel Arr.
0-4-0
Fuel:
Petrol / Kerosene
Wheel Diam:
Weight:
History:
1923-1928 Waitawheta Sawmilling Co., Waitawheta

Photo : Alexander Turnbull Library



Built:
Watson
Gauge:
3'-6"
Number:
Engine:
Fordson F 22hp
Wheel Arr.
4-2-0
Fuel:
Petrol
Wheel Diam:
Weight:
History:
c1925-c1928 R.T. Watson, Sawmiller, Charming Creek, Westland.


Built:
Watson
Gauge:
3'-6"
Number:
Engine:
Fordson F 22hp
Wheel Arr.
0-4-0
Fuel:
Petrol
Wheel Diam:
Weight:
History:
0-4-0 Rebuilt from  2.  (above) 1928
c1928- 1957 R.T. Watson, Sawmiller, Charming Creek, Westland
c1958 T & H Black Bros., Okarito


Built:
Gauge:
3'-6"
Number:
Engine:
Fordson New Major
Wheel Arr.
0-4-0
Fuel:
Diesel
Wheel Diam:
Weight:
History:
Geo Syme, Edgecumbe.1926-1976
As this is an Adamsom type, it may well have been built by A & G Price Ltd.


Built:
Gauge:
3'-6"
Number:
Engine:
McCormick - Deering
Wheel Arr.
4-2-0
Fuel:
Petrol
Wheel Diam:
Weight:
History:
Bartholomew Timber Co., Te Whetu

Photo : J.M. Creber


6.   c1930-c1932 McCallum & Co., Jacobs Ladder (Tautoro)
(8km south of Kaikohe)
Wooden railed tramway


7.   0-4-0
1933-1945 Leyland O'Brien, Whakamarama


8.   0-4-0
1933-1945 Leyland O'Brien, Whakamarama


9.   0-4-0
1934-1938 Morningside Timber Co., Pipiwai
HR width='30%'
10.   0-4-0
1939-1945 KDV (Kiln Dried Veneer) Box Co. Ltd., Otangaroa
(13km northeast of Mangamuka)


11.   0-4-0
1944-1957 KDV Box Co. Ltd., Matakana


12.   0-4-0
- 1959 New Forest Sawmilling Co., Ngahere