Introduced: 1902
Number in Class: 3
Locomotive Specifications
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| Engine Weight: 55.2 tons |
Tender Weight: | Total Weight: 55.2 tons | Adhesive Weight: 35.0 tons |
| Length over Buffers: 35' 9" |
Total Wheelbase: 29' 1" | Engine Wheelbase: 29' 1" | Coupled Wheelbase: 9' 0" |
| Tender Wheelbase: | Driver Wheel Dia.: 42½" | Cylinders HP: Two - 16" x 22" |
Cylinders LP: |
| Grate Area: 17.5 sq ft | Evaporative Area: 1037 sq ft |
Superheated Area: | Working Pressure: 180 psig |
| Tractive Effort: 19080 lbs f |
Coal Capacity: 2.0 tons | Oil Capacity: | Water Capacity: 1250 gals |
| Remarks: Rebuilt from 'B' class 4-8-0s of 1899. Designed to assist the H Class Fell engines on the Rimutaka Incline, they had a centre-rail brake fitted. In this incline duty they were an unqualified success. With the purchase, by the NZR, of the Wellington & Manawatu Railway in 1908, the tonnage over the Rimutaka incline diminished and one of the 'We's was transferred to the West Coast for use on the Greymouth-Rewanui branch. This incline consisted of 2-3/4 miles graded at 1 in 25 and was equipped with a centre rail for braking purposes. The 'We' therefore was ideally suited for this duty and the other two 'We's were also transferred there. |
