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NZR W class

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28: 765: 509:. In 1993 the NZR sold 192 to the Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand. On 16 and 17 September 1995 the W took part at the 1995 Waipara Vintage Festival held by the 752: 730: 1647: 506: 501:, but returned to service the following day. In 1992 W 192 was leased to the Ashburton Railway & Preservation Society for uses on their former 1652: 1065: 1045: 1040: 1035: 478:. In 1973 it was restored as a static display for the NZR. But in 1979 it was restored to operational condition and used in places with 745: 517:
for the 1997 festival then repeated again in 1999. During the 1999 festival it developed minor boiler issues and only ran one trip to
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The class originated from proposals to build tank locomotives from parts imported for the original
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One of the days it was taken out of service for repairs to her firebox and was replaced by
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Barry, Colin; Brouwer, John; Dash, Colin; Dickenson, Peter; Shalders, Bruce (1988).
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from The Plains and placed into storage. On 7 October 2003 it was announced by the
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classes built by NZR were classified as sub-classes of the W class, e.g.
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14 in × 20 in (356 mm × 508 mm)
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used it for promotions. In 1964 it was placed in storage in
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900 imp gal (4,100 L; 1,100 US gal)
423:(NZR). They were the first locomotives to be built by NZR. 196: 612: 629: 507:The Plains Vintage Railway & Historical Museum 1629: 494:for a week for the Ferrymead 125 celebrations. 746: 671: 623: 188:37.3 long tons (37.9 tonnes; 41.8 short tons) 652: 635: 1095:88 seater (also known as Fiats or twinsets) 1648:3 ft 6 in gauge locomotives of New Zealand 753: 739: 486:. In 1988 it was used hauling trains from 1576:Track evaluation, cranes, and maintenance 1291:G Garratt of 1928 (inc. Pacific rebuild) 461: 694: 1653:Railway locomotives introduced in 1889 1630: 1036:"English Electric" D (inc. D trailers) 808:DF (General Motors) inc. DFT, DFB, DFM 672:Palmer, A. N.; Stewart, W. W. (1965). 734: 533:it would be on long-term loan to the 466:After withdrawal W 192 was stored at 1593:ETM class rail maintenance equipment 674:Cavalcade of New Zealand Locomotives 1616:Railway preservation in New Zealand 1120:Leyland experimental petrol railcar 13: 1041:"Ganz Mavag" EM (inc. ET trailers) 1009:ADL/ADC class diesel multiple unit 1004:ADK/ADB class diesel multiple unit 531:Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand 379:Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand 156:29 ft 5 in (8.97 m) 148:22 ft 3 in (6.78 m) 14: 1664: 719: 258:683 sq ft (63.5 m) 1643:Steam locomotives of New Zealand 763: 32:W class steam locomotive no. 192 26: 1552:ex-British Rail Mark 2 carriage 1105:Edison battery-electric railcar 1046:"Matangi" FP (inc. FT trailers) 645: 472:New Zealand Railways Department 449: 421:New Zealand Railways Department 242:12 sq ft (1.1 m) 1583:ETM class track evaluation car 1181:A 88 Buckhurst petrol carriage 1135:Sentinel-Cammell steam railcar 1: 1611:Rail transport in New Zealand 761:Rail vehicles of New Zealand 600: 442:. The only exception was the 250:150 psi (1,034 kPa) 605: 482:including shuttle trains in 7: 1530:Locomotive hauled carriages 1150:Thomas Transmission railcar 1125:McEwan Pratt petrol railcar 548: 409:Addington Railway Workshops 138:36.5 in (0.927 m) 10: 1669: 1606:Locomotives of New Zealand 701:A. H. & A. W. Reed Ltd 595:Locomotives of New Zealand 535:Canterbury Railway Society 1601: 1575: 1529: 1193: 1173: 1085: 1078: 1054: 1024: 1017: 996: 971: 955: 919: 912: 852: 780: 773: 659:. Ferrymead 125 Committee 624:Palmer & Stewart 1965 385: 374: 366: 358: 350: 342: 334: 326: 321: 317: 295: 290: 286: 272: 262: 254: 246: 238: 230: 222: 202: 192: 184: 160: 152: 142: 134: 115: 102: 93: 88: 84: 72: 54: 46: 41: 37: 25: 20: 527:Linwood Locomotive Depot 123:3 ft 6 in 1066:AM (inc. AMP, AMT, AMA) 1018:Electric multiple units 844:DX (inc. DXB, DXC, DXR) 695:Stewart, W. W. (1974). 539:Ferrymead Heritage Park 503:Mount Somers Branchline 239: • Grate area 426:Almost all subsequent 389:Withdrawn, 1 preserved 1547:AC class (Grassgrubs) 1100:Clayton steam railcar 997:Diesel multiple units 803:DF (English Electric) 462:Preserved locomotives 1588:EL class rail cranes 1266:E of 1872 & 1875 1165:Westinghouse railcar 1130:Model T Ford railcar 927:E (later EO of 1968) 913:Electric locomotives 813:DG (inc. DH of 1956) 678:A H. & A W. Reed 470:until 1962 when the 1562:FM class guards van 1140:Silver Fern railcar 697:When Steam was King 291:Performance figures 62:Addington Workshops 1638:2-6-2T locomotives 1206:A of 1906 (inc. A) 1110:Red Terror railcar 788:DA (inc. DAA, DAR) 774:Diesel locomotives 726:NZ Steam - W class 468:Hillside Workshops 346:All of New Zealand 1625: 1624: 1194:Steam locomotives 1189: 1188: 1160:Wairarapa railcar 1074: 1073: 992: 991: 908: 907: 710:978-0-589-00382-1 687:978-0-207-94500-7 636:Cavalcade125 1988 511:Weka Pass Railway 405:steam locomotives 403:consisted of two 397: 396: 393: 392: 313: 312: 282: 281: 80: 79: 1660: 1542:56-foot carriage 1537:50-foot carriage 1145:Standard railcar 1083: 1082: 1025:1500 V DC ( 1022: 1021: 917: 916: 778: 777: 768: 767: 755: 748: 741: 732: 731: 714: 691: 668: 666: 664: 639: 633: 627: 621: 537:for uses at the 319: 318: 288: 287: 165: 129: 124: 86: 85: 39: 38: 30: 18: 17: 1668: 1667: 1663: 1662: 1661: 1659: 1658: 1657: 1628: 1627: 1626: 1621: 1597: 1571: 1525: 1185: 1169: 1115:Midland railcar 1070: 1055:25 kV AC ( 1050: 1013: 988: 967: 951: 904: 848: 769: 762: 759: 722: 717: 711: 688: 662: 660: 648: 643: 642: 634: 630: 622: 613: 608: 603: 590:NZR W / W class 551: 464: 452: 428:tank locomotive 327:Number in class 297:Tractive effort 255:Heating surface 247:Boiler pressure 163:Adhesive weight 161: 127: 122: 95: 42:Type and origin 33: 12: 11: 5: 1666: 1656: 1655: 1650: 1645: 1640: 1623: 1622: 1620: 1619: 1613: 1608: 1602: 1599: 1598: 1596: 1595: 1590: 1585: 1579: 1577: 1573: 1572: 1570: 1569: 1564: 1559: 1554: 1549: 1544: 1539: 1533: 1531: 1527: 1526: 1524: 1523: 1518: 1513: 1508: 1503: 1498: 1493: 1488: 1483: 1478: 1473: 1468: 1463: 1458: 1453: 1448: 1443: 1438: 1433: 1428: 1423: 1418: 1413: 1408: 1403: 1398: 1393: 1388: 1383: 1378: 1373: 1368: 1363: 1358: 1353: 1348: 1343: 1338: 1333: 1328: 1323: 1318: 1313: 1308: 1303: 1298: 1293: 1288: 1283: 1278: 1273: 1268: 1263: 1258: 1253: 1248: 1243: 1238: 1233: 1228: 1223: 1218: 1213: 1208: 1203: 1197: 1195: 1191: 1190: 1187: 1186: 1184: 1183: 1177: 1175: 1171: 1170: 1168: 1167: 1162: 1157: 1155:Vulcan railcar 1152: 1147: 1142: 1137: 1132: 1127: 1122: 1117: 1112: 1107: 1102: 1097: 1091: 1089: 1080: 1076: 1075: 1072: 1071: 1069: 1068: 1062: 1060: 1052: 1051: 1049: 1048: 1043: 1038: 1032: 1030: 1019: 1015: 1014: 1012: 1011: 1006: 1000: 998: 994: 993: 990: 989: 987: 986: 981: 975: 973: 969: 968: 966: 965: 959: 957: 953: 952: 950: 949: 944: 939: 934: 929: 923: 921: 920:1500 V DC 914: 910: 909: 906: 905: 903: 902: 897: 892: 887: 882: 877: 872: 867: 862: 856: 854: 850: 849: 847: 846: 841: 836: 830: 825: 820: 815: 810: 805: 800: 795: 790: 784: 782: 775: 771: 770: 758: 757: 750: 743: 735: 729: 728: 721: 720:External links 718: 716: 715: 709: 699:. 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Index


NZR
Addington Workshops
Christchurch
Whyte
2-6-2T
Gauge
3 ft 6 in
Wheelbase
Adhesive weight
long tons
t
short tons
Coal
long tons
t
short tons
Cylinders
Cylinder size
Tractive effort
lbf
kN
Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand
steam locomotives
Addington Railway Workshops
Christchurch
New Zealand
New Zealand Railways Department
tank locomotive
W

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