NZR D class (1874)
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NZR D class (1874)

D 140, preserved and in operation at the Ferrymead Railway
NameNZR D class
PowertypeSteam
CaptionD 140, preserved and in operation at the Ferrymead Railway
Builddate1874 � 1890
BuilderGB Dübs and Company (5),
GB Neilson and Company (19),
New Zealand Scott Brothers (11)
Whytetype2-4-0T
Uicclass1B nt
Gauge42
Driverdiameter36 in (914.4 mm)
Length21 ft 6 in (546.1 2)
Weightondrivers 
Locoweight 
FueltypeCoal
Fuelcap 
Watercap300 impgal (7620 2)
Boilerpressure130 psi (3302 MPa)
Firearea7.3 sqft (0.7 m2)
CylindercountTwo, outside
Cylindersize9.5 x 18 in (241.3 x 457.2 mm )
Tractiveeffort4693 lbf (119202.2 kN)
RailroadPublic Works Department
New Zealand Railways Department
Numinclass35
Roadnumber6, 16, 18, 46-51, 108-9, 130-1, 137-145, 149, 169-171, 195-98, 221-2, 240, 315, 578|
FirstrundateMay 1874
LastrundateMarch 1927

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The NZR D class was a class of tank steam locomotives that operated on New Zealand's national railway network. The first members of the class entered service in 1874, and all had left the service of NZR by the end of 1927, which allowed the D classification to be used again in 1929.

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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
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