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Hughes Locomotives
Henry Hughes & Co.,

Hughes Locomotive & Tramway Engine Works,
Loughborough, England


Early Locomotives Index



1.  Side Tank    Built 1875   Class S 52   0-4-0 T
NZ Railways Hurunui-Bluff S52 1875 Oamaru Harbour Board
1876-1886 Otago Railways # 27 and S52
1886-1913 Gisborne Harbour Board
1914-1918 Langlands, Gisborne and Tirohanga
1919-1921 Waitomo Sawmilling Co., Otorohanga
1921-1925 Waitomo Sawmilling Co., Waitomo Valley
"Robina"


Built:
1878
Gauge:
3'-6"
Number:
326
Cylinders:
Two - 7" x 12"
Wheel Arr.
0-4-0 T
Pressure:
140 psig
Wheel Diam:
30"
Weight:
History:
Street Tramway Locomotive
1879-1883 David Proudfoot, Dunedin
1883-1884 Dunedin City & Suburban Tramway Co.
1902 George Young, Tweed St. Invercargill
1907 I.W. Raymond bush tramway, Waiau River, Southland
1919 Waiau Timber Co. used until 1920 idle after
1928 Thomas Bennett, idle at Tuatapere

Photo : F.H.E. King