NZR JB class

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NZR JB class


Name	NZR J^B class
Powertype	Steam
Builddate	1939
Builder	North British Locomotive Works, Glasgow, Scotland
Weight	68.55 LT
Tenderweight	40.35 LT
Locotenderweight	108.9 LT
Whytetype
Firstrundate	1939 - 1940
Lastrundate	1964 - 1967
Disposition	Withdrawn; 0 preserved.
Numinclass	12
Weightondrivers	44.45 LT
Wheelbase	34 ft 10 in
Boilerpressure	200 psi
Gauge	42al=onlk=on
Wheeldiameter	54 in
Cylindercount	2
Cylindersize	18 x 26 in (45.7 x 66 cm )
Tractiveeffort	24960 lbf (63398.4 kN)
Topspeed	approx. 72mph
Retiredate	1964 - 1968
Scrapdate	1964 - 1968
Locale	North Island of New Zealand
Roadnumber	1200, 1203, 1205-06, 1213, 1218, 1224, 1228-30, 1233, 1239
Length	66 ft 11 in (170 1)
Fueltype	Oil
Watercap	4000 impgal (18184.4 L)
Fuelcap	1350 impgal (6137.2 L)
Firearea	39.0 sqft (3.6 m2)
Totalsurface	1469 sqft (136.5 m2)
Superheaterarea	283 sqft (26.3 m2)
Valvegear	Baker

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The NZR J^B class steam locomotives were all originally members of the J class of 1939. Built by North British Locomotive Works, Scotland, they all initially burned coal and wore distinctive bullet-like streamlining.

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Rail vehicles of New Zealand

Battery electric locomotives		E - EB
Diesel locomotives		DA (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 Units		ADK (inc. ADB trailers) - ADL (inc. ADC trailers)
Electric locomotives		EA (later EO of 1968) - EC - ED - EF - EO of 1923 - EW
Electric Multiple Units		DM (inc. D trailers) - EM (inc. ET trailers) - "Matangi" FP (inc. FT trailers)
Railcars		RM 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 locomotives		A of 1873 - A of 1906 (inc. Ad) - A^A - A^B - B of 1874 - B of 1899 - B^A - B^B - B^C - C of 1873 - C of 1930 - D of 1874 - D of 1929 - E of 1872-75 - E of 1906 - F - F^A (inc. F^B) - G of 1874 - G Garratt of 1928 (inc. Pacific rebuild) - H - J of 1874 - J of 1939 - J^A - J^B - K of 1877 - K of 1932 - K^A - K^B - L - L^A - M - N - N^A - N^C - O - O^A - O^B - O^C - P of 1876 - P of 1885 - Q of 1878 - Q of 1901 - R - S - T - U - U^A - U^B - U^C - U^D - V - W - W^A - W^AB (inc. W^S) - W^B - W^D - W^E - W^F - W^G - W^H - W^J - W^W - X - Y
Locomotive hauled carriages		50-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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