NZR K class (1932)
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NZR K class (1932)

Weight85.6 LT
Tenderweight50.0 LT
Locotenderweight135.6 LT
Weightondrivers54.25 LT
Firstrundate1932| whytetype= | roadnumber=900 - 929| locale=| disposition=Withdrawn, 3 preserved| preservedunits=3| numinclass=30| tractiveeffort=30815 lbf| topspeed=| length=69 ft 8 in| width=8 ft 6 in| height=11 ft 6 in
Wheelbase61 ft 10.5 in
Driversize54 in (1.4 m)
CylindercountTwo
Cylindersize20 x 26 in (50.8 x 66 cm )
Firearea47.7 sqft (4.4 m2)
Totalsurface1933 sqft (179.6 m2)
Superheaterarea485 sqft (45.1 m2)
FueltypeCoal (original)
Oil (converted 1947 - 1953)
Fuelcap7.75 LT (0.7 t) coal
1570 impgal (7137.4 L) oil
Watercap5000 impgal (22730.5 L)
Boilerpressure200 psi (909.2 kPa)
Gauge42al=onlk=on

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The NZR K class of 1932 was a class of mixed traffic 4-8-4 steam locomotives that operated on New Zealand's railway network. The locomotives were developed following the failure of the G class Garratts. The class should not be confused with the much earlier Rogers K class of 1877-78.

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Number Builder Entered service Withdrawn Notes
900 NZR Hutt Preserved MOTAT. On static display, retains original frame.
901 NZR Hutt
902 NZR Hutt
903 NZR Hutt
904 NZR Hutt
905 NZR Hutt
906 NZR Hutt
907 NZR Hutt
908 NZR Hutt
909 NZR Hutt
910 NZR Hutt
911 NZR Hutt Purchased 1988 by Ian Welch for Mainline Steam. Under restoration.
912 NZR Hutt
913 NZR Hutt
914 NZR Hutt
915 NZR Hutt
916 NZR Hutt
917 NZR Hutt Purchased by Steam Incorporated, 1988. Boiler designated as spare for KA 945. Currently stored.
918 NZR Hutt
919 NZR Hutt Fitted with ACFI feedwater equipment.
920 NZR Hutt
921 NZR Hutt Scrapped 1988, parts divided between Steam Incorporated and Mainline Steam
922 NZR Hutt
923 NZR Hutt
924 NZR Hutt
925 NZR Hutt
926 NZR Hutt
927 NZR Hutt
928 NZR Hutt
929 NZR Hutt

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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