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NZR L class
NZR L 508 in Shantytown Heritage Park in 2004.
Type and origin
BuilderAvonside
Build date1877
Total produced10
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte2-4-0T
Gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Driver dia.36 in (0.914 m)
Length24 ft 12 in (7.328 m)
Adhesive weight13.2 long tons (13.4 tonnes; 14.8 short tons)
Loco weight18.5 long tons (18.8 tonnes; 20.7 short tons)
Fuel typeCoal
Firebox:
 • Grate area9.2 sq ft (0.85 m2)
Boiler pressure130 lbf/in2 (896 kPa)
Heating surface486 sq ft (45.2 m2)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size10.5 in × 18 in (267 mm × 457 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort4,893 lbf (21.77 kN)
Career
OperatorsNZR

The NZR L class were a series of ten small tank engines built in England for the New Zealand Railways Department (NZR) during the early years of the development of New Zealand's railway network.[1]

  1. ^ Palmer & Stewart 1965, p. 44.

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