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The Brooks locomotive (#17) was heavier (30.1 long tons adhesive weight) with attendant increase in tractive effort (18340 lbf), and had a larger grate (17 sq ft). This locomotive was very popular with crews. This locomotive was dumped on the Oamaru
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The Richmond locomotive had less evaporative heating surface but included a superheater. Boiler pressure was lower (180 psi) and tractive effort was marginally lower.
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U class in the United States, prior to being delivered to New Zealand. The locomotive was renumbered no. 371 by NZR. A P Godber Collection,
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expresses and were reassigned as newer power replaced them. The last assignment for the class was on the
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16 in × 20 in (406 mm × 508 mm)
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Two additional locomotives were obtained in 1901 from
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(1965). 440: 343:, one each from Brooks and Richmond. 263:16,670 lbf (74.15 kN) (1901) 514: 1411: 1373:ETM class rail maintenance equipment 466:Cavalcade of New Zealand Locomotives 312:built by American manufacturers for 218:1,324 sq ft (123.0 m) 210:200 psi (1,379 kPa) (1901) 1396:Railway preservation in New Zealand 900:Leyland experimental petrol railcar 13: 821:"Ganz Mavag" EM (inc. ET trailers) 789:ADL/ADC class diesel multiple unit 784:ADK/ADB class diesel multiple unit 324:, the later had piston valves and 14: 1510: 1499:New Zealand rail transport stubs 1474:Steam locomotives of New Zealand 1415: 543: 26: 1332:ex-British Rail Mark 2 carriage 885:Edison battery-electric railcar 826:"Matangi" FP (inc. FT trailers) 433: 200:16 sq ft (1.5 m) 1363:ETM class track evaluation car 961:A 88 Buckhurst petrol carriage 915:Sentinel-Cammell steam railcar 1: 1391:Rail transport in New Zealand 541:Rail vehicles of New Zealand 402: 154:49.125 in (1.248 m) 1427:. 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Alexander Turnbull Library
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Brooks Locomotive Works
Richmond Locomotive Works
Whyte
4-6-0
Gauge
3 ft 6 in
Driver
Adhesive weight
Coal
Cylinders
Cylinder size
Tractive effort
NZR
Ten Wheelers
New Zealand Railways
slide valves
Stephenson motion
Walschaerts valve gear

ALCO
Dunedin
Christchurch
West Coast Region
NZR U class
NZR U class
NZR U class
NZR U class

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