NZR X class

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NZR X class


Name	NZR X class
Powertype	Steam
Builddate	1908 - 1909, 1913 - 1915 1943 - 1949 (rebuild)
Builder	NZR Addington Workshops
Weight	66.7 LT (original) 66.6 LT (rebuild)
Tenderweight	27.3 LT (original) 28.55 LT (rebuild)
Locotenderweight	94.0 LT (original) 95.15 LT (rebuild)
Whytetype
Firstrundate	1909
Lastrundate	1957
Disposition	Withdrawn, one preserved
Numinclass	18
Weightondrivers	46.7 LT (original) 45.6 LT (rebuild)
Boilerpressure	230 psi (original) 215 psi (rebuild)
Gauge	42al=onlk=on
Currentowner	Feilding & Districts Steam Rail Society (1)
Cylindercount	2 high pressure + 2 low pressure (original) 4 high pressure (rebuild)
Hpcylindersize	13.5 x 22 in (34.3 x 55.9 cm )
Lpcylindersize	22 x 22 in (55.9 x 55.9 cm )
Tractiveeffort	26620 lbf (67614.8 kN) (original) 29500 lbf (74930 kN) (rebuild)
Topspeed	30 mph (48.3 km/h)
Retiredate	1935 � 1950
Locale	North Island Main Trunk
Roadnumber	439 � 446 588 � 597
Length	56 ft 9.75 in (91.4 1)
Fueltype	Coal
Fuelcap	4.0 LT (6.4 t) (original) 5.0 LT (8 t) (rebuild)
Watercap	2200 impgal (10001.4 L)
Firearea	37.1 sqft (3.4 m2) (original) 37.5 sqft (3.5 m2) (rebuild)
Superheaterarea	None (original) 168 sqft (15.6 m2) (rebuild)

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The NZR X class was a pioneering class of eighteen 4-8-2 steam locomotives designed by A. L. Beattie that operated on the national rail network of New Zealand. In 1908, a heavy and powerful locomotive was required to haul traffic on the newly completed mountainous central section of the North Island Main Trunk Railway, and as a logical progression of the 4-6-2 Q class design, the 4-8-2 wheel arrangement was created for the X class.

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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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