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CLASS  Ws    4-6-4 T


Introduced: 1923 Number in Class: 13

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Locomotive Specifications

Builder:
   NZR Hillside (8)
   A & G Price Ltd., Thames (5)

Engine Weight:    
71.5 tons
Tender Weight:     Total Weight:    71.5 tons Adhesive Weight:    
36.8 tons
Length over Buffers:    
44' 5"
Total Wheelbase:    33' 1" Engine Wheelbase:    33' 1" Coupled Wheelbase:    
10' 0"
Tender Wheelbase:     Driver Wheel Dia.:    54" Cylinders HP:    
Two - 17" x 26"
Cylinders LP:    
Grate Area:    33.0 sq ft Evaporative Area:    
1148 sq ft
Superheated Area:    
183 sq ft
Working Pressure:    
200 psig
Tractive Effort:    
22260 lbs f
Coal Capacity:    3.0 tons Oil Capacity:     Water Capacity:    
1700 gals

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