F.C. Hibberd "Planet" Rail Tractors

F.C. Hibberd "Planet" Rail Tractors
F.C. Hibberd & Co. Ltd.,
Park Royal Works, London, England

Rail Tractor

Built:
c1926 Gauge:
3'-6"

Number:
1482 ? Engine:
Dorman 4JO
4 cyl 40 hp

Wheel Arr.
0-4-0 Fuel:
Petrol

Wheel Diam:
451mm Weight:

History:
Possibly arrived in New Zealand around 1928 and used by Public Works Department
Offered by PWD in October 1933, for sale at Karamea.
May have been purchased by Butler Bros. Ruatapu, Westland and used on sawmill yard work
and possibly on their tramway.
It was out of service and derelict by the 1960s.

Built: c1926		Gauge: 3'-6"
Number: 1482 ?		Engine: Dorman 4JO 4 cyl 40 hp
Wheel Arr. 0-4-0		Fuel: Petrol
Wheel Diam: 451mm		Weight: