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NZR Q Class (1878)
Type and origin Builder Rogers Build date 1878 Total produced 2
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-4-4T Gauge 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: ​  • Grate area 8 sq ft (0.74 m) Boiler pressure 130 lbf/in (896 kPa) Heating surface 424 sq ft (39.4 m) Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 11 in × 158 in (279 mm × 4,013 mm)
Performance figures Tractive effort 4,062 lbf (18.07 kN)
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 for working their newly constructed railway to Methven from Rakaia, which later became the Methven Branch.

See also

• NZR Q class (1901)
• Locomotives of New Zealand

References

1. "RAKAIA AND ASHBURTON FORKS RAILWAY COMPANY (LIMITED)". Papers Past. The Star. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
2. Palmer & Stewart 1965, p. 46.

Bibliography

• 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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