NZR K class (1877)
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NZR K class (1877)

K 88 without tender.
NameNZR K class (1877)
PowertypeSteam
CaptionK 88 without tender.
BuilderRogers Locomotive Works, New Jersey, USA
Builddate1877 � 1878
Gauge42al=onlk=on
Whytetype 
Uicclass1'B1'n
RailroadclassK
Numinclass8
Preservedunits3
Roadnumber87 - 88
92 - 97
Firstrundate9 March 1878
LastrundateJune 1927
Serialnumber2454 - 2455
2469 - 2474
Length45 ft 7 in (13.9 m)
Weight23.3 LT (7.1 m)
Weightondrivers14.8 LT (4.5 m)
Tenderweight19.2 LT (5.9 m)
Locotenderweight42.5 LT (13 m)
Driversize48 in (1.2 m)
CylindercountTwo
Cylindersize12 x 20 in (30.5 x 50.8 cm )
Firearea8.8 sqft (22.4 cm)
Totalsurface589 sqft (1496.1 cm)
Boilerpressure130 psi (330.2 cm)
Tractiveeffort6240 lbf (15849.6 kN)
FueltypeCoal
Fuelcap2.2 LT (5.6 kN)
Watercap1250 impgal (5682.6 L)

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The NZR Rogers K class was the first example of American-built locomotives to be used on New Zealand's railways. Their success coloured locomotive development in New Zealand until the end of steam.

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Number Builder Builder's Number Entered service Withdrawn Notes
87 Rogers Locomotive Works 2455 March 9, 1878 May , 1922 Named "Lincoln" after Abraham Lincoln. Boiler appears to have gone to Oxford Boiler Dump, 1926. Tender dumped at the Bealey 1926?, frame reputed to have been dumped there also.
88 Rogers Locomotive Works 2454 March 18, 1878 November , 1926 Named "Washington" after George Washington. Dumped in the Oreti River, 1928. Recovered by Southland Vintage Car Club 1974, restoration begun by Plains Vintage Railway in 1976. In service.
92 Rogers Locomotive Works 2468 December 16, 1878 June , 1927 Dumped at Mararoa Junction, 1928? Recovered by Fiordland Vintage Machinery Museum & restored Dunedin. Sold to Colin Smith, 1998, for Waimea Plains Railway.
93 Rogers Locomotive Works 2469 December 16, 1878 May , 1922 Dumped at Westfield, 1929? Possibly exhumed in 1930's and sent to Japan as scrap.
94 Rogers Locomotive Works 2470 December 16, 1878 November , 1926 Dumped in the Oreti River, 1928. Recovered 1986 by Plains Vintage Railway, stored.
95 Rogers Locomotive Works 2471 November 14, 1878 June , 1927 Dumped in the Oreti River, 1928. Tender from this loco now attached to K 88 with new tender body - wheels possibly at Plains Railway also.
96 Rogers Locomotive Works 2473 November 19, 1878 May , 1922 Dumped at Westfield, 1929? Possibly exhumed in 1930's and sent to Japan as scrap.
97 Rogers Locomotive Works 2474 November 2, 1878 November , 1926 K 97 - Dumped in the Oreti River, 1928. Wheels possibly at Plains Railway.

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