NZR R class on Jervois Quay, Wellington, circa 1900, on the Te Aro Branch.[1]
Type and origin
Power type
Steam
Builder
Avonside Engine Co., England
Build date
1878-79
Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte
0-6-4T
Gauge
3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Driver dia.
36.5 in (0.927 m)
Wheelbase
21 ft 10 in (6.65 m)
Adhesive weight
20 long tons (20.3 t; 22.4 short tons)
Loco weight
33 long tons (33.5 tonnes; 37.0 short tons)
Firebox:
• Grate area
11.8 sq ft (1.10 m2)
Boiler pressure
160 lbf/in2 (1,103 kPa)
Heating surface
556 sq ft (51.7 m2)
Cylinders
Two, outside
Cylinder size
12.25 in × 16 in (311 mm × 406 mm)
Performance figures
Maximum speed
53 mph (85 km/h)
Tractive effort
8,420 lbf (37.45 kN)
Career
Operators
New Zealand Railways Department
Number in class
18
Disposition
1 preserved
The NZR R class was a class of early 0-6-4T single Fairlie steam locomotives operated by New Zealand's Railways Department (NZR) between 1879 and 1936.[2]
^"R Class steam locomotive on Jervois Quay, Wellington, [1900s]. Reference Number: 1/2-106887-F". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
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