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NZR Q Class (1878) Type and origin Builder Rogers Build date 1878 Total produced 2
Specifications Configuration: • Whyte 2-4-4 TGauge 3 ft 6 in 1,067 mm )Driver dia.48 in (1.219 m) Adhesive weight 14.2 long tons (14.4 t; 15.9 short tons) Loco weight 29 long tons (29.5 tonnes; 32.5 short tons) Fuel type Coal Firebox: 8 sq ft (0.74 m2 ) Boiler pressure 130 lbf/in2 (896 kPa) Heating surface 424 sq ft (39.4 m2 ) Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 11 in × 158 in (279 mm × 4,013 mm)
Career Operators Rakaia & Ashburton Forks Railway, NZR Class Q Number in class 2 Numbers 17, 51 First run August 1879 Last run 1897 Disposition Both scrapped
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, in appearance, to the earlier K class of the same manufacturer and were purchased by the Rakaia & Ashburton Forks Railway Company[1] Methven from Rakaia , which later became the Methven Branch .
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Stewart, W. W. (1974). When Steam was King . Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed Ltd . ISBN 978-0-589-00382-1 Palmer, A. N.; Stewart, W. W. (1965). Cavalcade of New Zealand Locomotives . Wellington: A H. & A W. Reed . ISBN 978-0-207-94500-7
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