NZR Q class (1878)
NZR Q Class (1878)
| Type and origin |
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| Builder |
Rogers |
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| Build date |
1878 |
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| Total produced |
2 |
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| Specifications |
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| Configuration |
2-4-4T |
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| Gauge |
3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
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| Driver dia. |
48 in (1.219 m) |
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| Adhesive weight |
14.2 long tons (14.4 t; 15.9 short tons) |
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| Loco weight |
29 long tons (29.5 tonnes; 32.5 short tons) |
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| Fuel type |
Coal |
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Firebox: • Firegrate area |
8 sq ft (0.74 m2) |
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| Boiler pressure |
130 lbf/in2 (896 kPa) |
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| Heating surface |
424 sq ft (39.4 m2) |
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| Cylinders |
Two, outside |
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| Cylinder size |
11 in × 158 in (279 mm × 4,013 mm) |
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| Career |
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| Operators |
Rakaia & Ashburton Forks Railway, NZR |
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| Class |
Q |
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| Number in class |
2 |
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| Numbers |
17, 51 |
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| First run |
August 1879 |
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| Last run |
1897 |
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| Disposition |
Both scrapped |
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The NZR Q class were a pair of 2-4-4T type tank engines built by Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works in New Jersey. They were similar to the earlier K class of the same manufacturer and were purchased by the Rakaia & Ashburton Forks Railway Company[1] for working their newly constructed railway to Methven from Rakaia, which later became the Methven Branch.
Class register
| Key: |
In Service |
Leased to ARTA |
Withdrawn |
Preserved |
Under Repair |
Scrapped |
| Number |
Builder |
Builder's Number |
Entered service [2] |
Withdrawn [2] |
Notes |
| 17 |
Rogers Locomotive Works |
2512 |
000000001879-08-01-0000August 1879 |
000000001898-01-01-00001898 |
Named "Livingstone". |
| 51 |
Rogers Locomotive Works |
2410 |
000000001879-08-01-0000August 1879 |
000000001897-03-31-000031 March 1897 |
Named "Stanley". |
References
- W.W.Stewart, When Steam Was King, REED, 1970
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