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The NZR W class was a development of the preceding W class of all purpose tank locomotive. Later in their careers most (14) were rebuilt as W class. The locomotives were designed by A. L. Beattie, who described them as a "large tank locomotive."
In service
The locomotives were used on suburban trains in Wellington and Auckland.
Rimutaka Incline
See also: Rimutaka Incline
W 480 was built by New Zealand Railways at Hillside (maker's no 104/10), and entered service in October 1910. It was altered for use on the Rimutaka Incline to assist the "Fell" locomotives cope with the military traffic to and from the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces training camp at Featherston. The cowcatchers were altered to clear the high Fell centre rail, and it had an acetylene headlamp arranged to follow the alignment of the track on curves. The locomotive was written off in June 1969, and preserved at the Glenbrook Vintage Railway.
Withdrawals
All of the locomotives were withdrawn by 1956.
See also
- NZR W class
- NZR W class
- NZR W class
- NZR W class
- NZR W class
- NZR W class
- NZR W class
- NZR W / W class
- Locomotives of New Zealand
References
- Lloyd 1974, p. 64.
- ^ Palmer & Stewart 1965, p. 100.
- "Steam locomotive 480, Wg class (4-6-4T type)". Alexander Turnbull Library. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
Bibliography
- Palmer, A. N.; Stewart, W. W. (1965). Cavalcade of New Zealand Locomotives. Wellington: A H. & A W. Reed. ISBN 978-0-207-94500-7.
- Lloyd, W. G. (1974). Register of New Zealand Railways Steam Locomotives 1863-1971 (2nd ed.). ISBN 0-9582072-1-6.
- Stewart, W. W. (1974). When Steam was King. Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed Ltd. ISBN 978-0-589-00382-1.
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