NZR C class (1873)
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NZR C class (1873)

C class loco 132 on the Silver Stream Railway, 6 March 2002
NameNZR C class (1873)
PowertypeSteam
CaptionC class loco 132 on the Silver Stream Railway, 6 March 2002
BuilderDübs & Co. (6),
Neilson & Co. (10)
SerialnumberDübs 800 � 804, 885,
Neilson 1764 � 1773
Builddate1873 � 1875
Totalproduction16
WhytetypeOriginally 0-4-0T
Rebuilt 0-4-2T
Gauge42
Driversize2 ft 6 in
WheelbaseCoupled: 6 ft 0 in,
Total: 13 ft 0 in
Length21 ft 2+3/4 in
Weightondrivers14.20 LT
Weight15.7 LT
FueltypeCoal
Fuelcap0.45 LT
Watercap300 impgal
Boilerpressure120 - 140 lbf/in2
Firearea7.3 sqft (0.7 m2)
CylindercountTwo, outside
Cylindersize9.5 x 18 in (241.3 x 457.2 mm )
Tractiveeffort5198 lbf (132029.2 kN)
RailroadNew Zealand Railways
LocaleAll of New Zealand
DispositionWithdrawn, two preserved

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The C class consists of a number of tank locomotives built to operate on New Zealand's national rail network during its infancy. It is sometimes referred to as the little C class or the original C class to distinguish it from the C class of 1930.

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Rail vehicles of New Zealand

Battery electric locomotivesE - EB
Diesel locomotivesDA (inc. DAA, DAR) - DB (inc. DBR) - DC (inc. DCP) - DE - DF (English Electric) - DF (General Motors) inc. DFT - DG (inc. DH of 1956) - DH of 1978 - DI - DJ - DL - DQ (inc. QR) - DS - DSA - DSB - DSC - DSG - DSJ - DX (inc. DXB, DXC and DXR) - TR
Diesel Multiple UnitsADK (inc. ADB trailers) - ADL (inc. ADC trailers)
Electric locomotivesEA (later EO of 1968) - EC - ED - EF - EO of 1923 - EW
Electric Multiple UnitsDM (inc. D trailers) - EM (inc. ET trailers) - "Matangi" FP (inc. FT trailers)
RailcarsRM class railcars: 88 seater (also known as Fiats or twinsets) - Clayton steam railcar - Edison battery-electric railcar - Leyland diesel railbus - Leyland experimental petrol railcar - MacEwan-Pratt petrol railcar - Model T Ford railcar - Sentinel-Cammell steam railcar - Silver Fern - Standard - Thomas Transmission - Vulcan - Wairarapa - Westinghouse

Non-RM class railcar: A 88 Buckhurst petrol carriage

Steam locomotivesA of 1873 - A of 1906 (inc. Ad) - AA - AB - B of 1874 - B of 1899 - BA - BB - BC - C of 1873 - C of 1930 - D of 1874 - D of 1929 - E of 1872-75 - E of 1906 - F - FA (inc. FB) - G of 1874 - G Garratt of 1928 (inc. Pacific rebuild) - H - J of 1874 - J of 1939 - JA - JB - K of 1877 - K of 1932 - KA - KB - L - LA - M - N - NA - NC - O - OA - OB - OC - P of 1876 - P of 1885 - Q of 1878 - Q of 1901 - R - S - T - U - UA - UB - UC - UD - V - W - WA - WAB (inc. WS) - WB - WD - WE - WF - WG - WH - WJ - WW - X - Y
Locomotive hauled carriages50-foot carriage - 56-foot carriage - ex-British Rail Mark 2 carriage- AK carriage - FM class guards van
See also: Locomotives of New Zealand; Motive power explanation; Multiple units and Railcars descriptions.



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