Introduced: 1904
Number in Class: 2
Locomotive Specifications
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| Engine Weight: 39.4 tons |
Tender Weight: 27.4 tons | Total Weight: 66.8 tons | Adhesive Weight: 29.2 tons |
| Length over Buffers: 51' 6¼" |
Total Wheelbase: 44' 4½" | Engine Wheelbase: 21' 2" | Coupled Wheelbase: 11' 0" |
| Tender Wheelbase: 13' 2" |
Driver Wheel Dia.: 58" | Cylinders HP: Two - 16½" x 22" |
Cylinders LP: |
| Grate Area: 16.5 sq ft | Evaporative Area: 1095 sq ft |
Superheated Area: | Working Pressure: 185 psig |
| Tractive Effort: 15280 lbs f |
Coal Capacity: 4.0 tons | Oil Capacity: | Water Capacity: 2000 gals |
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Remarks:
These two graceful locomotives had the largest driving wheels used on the 3'6" gauge in New Zealand and were typical American express engines of the period.
Later to become NZR Class 'Ud' they were designed to haul the New Plymouth mail trains between Paekakriki and Longburn. Ex Wellington & Manawatu Railway Co. #'s 19, 20 |
