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Nzérékoré
Nzérékoré is the largest city in the Guinée Forestière region of Guinea. It was the centre of a rising against French rule in 1911. It is now known as a market town, and for its silverworking. The population was 107,329 in 1996 (census). ..

Nzérékoré Prefecture
Nzérékoré is a prefecture located in the Nzérékoré Region of Guinea. The capital is Nzérékoré. The prefecture covers an area of 4,625 km.² and has an estimated population of 278,000. Prefectures of Guinea Boké Region: Boffa | Boké | Fria | Gaoual | Koundara Conakry Region: Con..

NZRun
NZRun is a New Zealand website, run by the runners [Rees Buck] (2003-05 New Zealand 3000m champion) and Carl Jackson, devoted to track & field and cross country and their related communities in New Zealand. The site is similar to the American site Letsrun,in that it is primarily known fo..

NZR Aa class
NZR Class AA In service 10 Numbers 648-657 Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works Built 1914 Introduced 1915 Wheel Arrangement 4-6-2 Weight 88.5 t Height Width Length 34' 9" Maximum speed Engine output Max. Tractive Effort Cont. Tractive Effort The AA class con..

NZR Ab Class
The NZR AB class was a steam locomotive built to operate on New Zealand's national railway system. The first members of the class were constructed in 1915 as a development of the A class, and a total of 141 were built. This makes the AB class was the most numerous steam locomotive class in New Z..

NZR A Class
''A class also is an vehicle size class. The A class was a steam locomotive built in 1906 with a 4-6-2 wheel arrangement for New Zealand's national railway network. It should not be confused with the older and more obscure A class of 1873. With all members of the original A class retired, the 'A'..

NZR A class (original)
The original A class was the second class of steam locomotive (after 1872's F class) ordered to work on New Zealand's national railways. It should not be confused with the more famous A class 4-6-2 tender locomotives of 1906. Initially ordered by the Public Works Department for use in the construc..

NZR Ba Class
NZR Class BA In service 10 Road numbers 148, 497-500, 551-555 Builder NZR Addington Workshops Built 1911-1913 Wheel arrangement 4-8-0 Weight 69.4 tons Height Width Length 52 ft 3 in Maximum speed 30 mph (50 km/h) Boiler pressure 175 lbf/in² Tractive effort 18,550 lbf Coal c..

NZR Bb Class
NZR Class BB In service 30 Road numbers 55, 109, 143, 144, 147, 167, 169, 171, 197, 222, 618-637 Builder A & G Price Built 1915 (12), 1916 (8), 1917 (8), 1918 (2) Wheel arrangement 4-8-0 Weight 69 tons Height Width Length 52 ft 7 1/2 in Maximum speed 40 mph Boiler pressure 175 lbf/..

NZR Bc class
NZR Class BC In service 1 Road numbers 463 Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works Built 1901 Wheel arrangement 2-8-2 Total weight 71.4 tons Height Width Length 55 ft 7 in Maximum speed Boiler pressure 200 lbf/in² Tractive effort 16,080 lbf Coal capacity 4.0 tons Water capacity 1..

NZR B Class (1874)
NZR Class B In service 2 Road numbers 10, 27 (see article for further details) Builder Avonside Engine Co Built 1874 Wheel arrangement 0-4-4-0T Weight 28 tons Height Width Length 31 ft 2 in Maximum speed Boiler pressure 130 lbf/in² (896 kPa) Tractive effort 6912 lbf Coal c..

NZR B Class (1899)
NZR Class B In service 10 Road numbers 178, 198, 302-309 Builder NZR Addington, Sharp Stewart Built 1899 (5), 1901 (1), 1902 (2), 1903 (2) Wheel arrangement 4-8-0 Weight 68.5 tons Height Width Length 52 ft 1 1/2 in Maximum speed Boiler pressure 175 lbf/in² Tractive effort 1..

NZR C class
NZR Class C In service 24 Road numbers 845-868 Builders NZR Hillside and Hutt Workshops Built 1930-1931 Wheel arrangement 2-6-2 Total weight 66.5 tons Height Width Length 54 ft 5 5/8 in Maximum speed Boiler pressure 200 lbf/in² (1,379 kPa) Tractive effort 15,330 lbf Coal cap..

NZR C class (1874)
NZR Class C In service 16 Road numbers See article Builders Dübs and Company, Neilson Reid Built 1873-1875 Wheel arrangement Originally 0-4-0, later 0-4-2 Total weight 15.7 tons Height Width Length 21 ft 2 3/4 in Maximum speed Boiler pressure 120-140 lbf/in² Tractive effort ..

NZR DA class
The NZR DA class was the most numerous class of locomotive to run on New Zealand's national railway network. 146 locomotives were built between 1955 and 1967, five more than the previous largest class, the AB class steam locomotives of 1915. The locomotives are EMD G12 models, similar to the Que..

NZR DB class
NZR Class DB / DBR '''Number in class: 1710 rebuilt as DBR class TMS numbers: 1018 - 1174 Early numbers: 1000 - 1016 Builder: General Motors (Canada) Introduced: 1965 - 66 DBR class introduced 1980 - 82 Wheel arrangement: A1A-A1A Weight height: 69 t Height width: Length: 14m Maximum s..

NZR DC class
The NZR DC class locomotive is the most common class of diesel-electric locomotive on the New Zealand Rail Network. Contents 1 History2 Technical Details3 DCP Subclass4 List of Locomotives in this Class5 External links History They started life as members of the since..

NZR DE class
NZR Class DE Number in Class 15 1 in service; 6 preserved. TMS numbers 1308 - 1458 Early numbers 501 - 515 Builder English Electric, United Kingdom Introduced 1951 - 1952 Wheel Arrangement Bo-Bo Weight 52t Length 11.6 m Maximum speed 97 km/h Engine output 490 kW / 660 hp Cont. T..

NZR DF class (English Electric)
NZR Class DF (English Electric) Number in Class 10 0 in service; 1 preserved. Early numbers 1500 - 1509 Builder English Electric, United Kingdom Introduced 1954 Withdrawn 1975 Wheel Arrangement 2-Co+Co-2 Weight 110t Length 18.7 m Maximum speed 97 km/h Engine output 1120 kW / 1500 ..

NZR DF class (General Motors)
The NZR General Motors DF class, now upgraded to the DFT class, consists of thirty locomotives built by General Motoros of Canada between 1979 and 1981. The class should not be confused with the English Electric DF class of 1954; as all of the old DFs had been retired by mid-1975, the 'DF' classif..

NZR DG class
NZR Class DG / DH Number in Class DG: 31DH:11; 0 in service; 4 preserved. TMS numbers 2007 - 2468 Early numbers 750 - 791 Builder English Electric and Vulcan Foundry, United Kingdom Introduced 1955 - 1956 Wheel Arrangement A1A - A1A Weight 70t Length 14.7 m Maximum speed 97 km/h En..

NZR DH class
NZR Class DH Number in Class 6 TMS numbers 2816 - 2868 Early numbers 900 - 905 Builder General Electric, USA Introduced 1978 Wheel Arrangement Co - Co Weight 54t Width Length 11.2 m Maximum speed 112 km/h Engine output 672 kW / 900hP Max. Tractive Effort Cont. Tractive Effort..

NZR DI class
NZR Class DI Number in Class 5; Two preserved TMS numbers 1808 - 1843 Early numbers 1100 - 1104 Rebuilder English Electric Introduced 1966 Withdrawn 1986 - 1989 Wheel Arrangement Co - Co Weight 61t Height Width Length 13.46 m Maximum speed 97 km/h Engine output 755 kW /..

NZR DJ Class
The NZR DJ class locomotive was a class of diesel-electric locomotive used in New Zealand. The class were purchased from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries with a modernisation loan from the World Bank to replace steam locomotives in the South Island, where most of the class members worked most of their ..

NZR DM class (Electric Multiple Unit)
The NZR DM class is a type of electric multiple unit used in the Wellington region of New Zealand by Tranz Metro. Built by English Electric, they were introduced in July 1938 following the opening of the Tawa Deviation of the North Island Main Trunk, which turned the previous mainline into the Joh..

NZR DQ Class
DQ / QR class locomotives are two classes of mainline diesel-electric locomotives in New Zealand and Tasmania, Australia. Originally Queensland Railways 1460 and 1502 class, they were purchased by Tranz Rail in 1995 to be rebuilt, as a cheaper alternative to buying new locomotives. Most of them we..

NZR DX class
The General Electric DX class, consists of forty-nine locomotives built by General Electric of the United States between 1972 and 1975 for the then New Zealand Railways Department. The class is based on the General Electric U26C class, a scaled-down version of the GE U25C class for narrow-gauge ra..

NZR EB class
NZR Class EB Number in Class 5 Early numbers 25-29 TMS numbers 1809, 1815, 1821 (two did not receive TMS numbers) Builder Goodman Manufacturing Co. Years built 1925, 1929 Year rebuilt 1953 Wheel Arrangement Bo Weight (original) 12 tons Weight (rebuilt) 14 tons Height Width ..

NZR EF class
The EF Class (previously classified Class 30) are the only mainline electric locomotives in service on New Zealand's national rail network. They operate on the 25 kV AC overhead electrified section of the North Island Main Trunk Railway between Palmerston North and Te Rapa (near Hamilton). At 30..

NZR EM class (Electric Multiple Unit)
The NZR EM class is a type of electric multiple unit used in the Wellington region of New Zealand by Tranz Metro. They are in service in most parts of the Wellington suburban area except the Johnsonville Branch where they do not have running rights, although a modified member of this class was abl..

NZR EO class (1923)
NZR Class EO English-Electric, 1923 Number In Class 5; 0 in service; 1 preserved TMS numbers None Early numbers 2-6 Builder English Electric, United Kingdom Introduced 1923 Withdrawn 1968 Wheel Arrangement Bo-Bo Weight 50 t Height Width Length 11.7 m Maximum speed 64 km/h ..

NZR EW class
The NZR EW class locomotive was a class of electric locomotive used in Wellington, New Zealand. The classification 'EW' was due to their being electric locomotives allocated to Wellington. They were built by English Electric in 1952 and hauled mainly passenger trains on the region's 1500 V DC elec..

NZR E Class
The NZR E class of Double Fairlie locomotives that operated in New Zealand was the first class to take that designation, followed by the E class Mallet compounds of 1906 and then the E class battery electric locomotive of 1922. The class was built in two separate batches and thus can be divided i..

NZR E class (battery electric)
NZR Class E Number in Class 1 Operating number 1 Builder English Electric Wheel Arrangement Bo Introduced 1923 Weight Height Width Length Maximum speed Engine output Max. Tractive Effort Cont. Tractive Effort Engine type The solitary member of the battery ele..

NZR E class (Mallet)
The E class Mallet locomotive that operated in New Zealand was the second locomotive to take that designation, after the E class Double Fairlies of 1872-75. As all members of the first E class had been either withdrawn or passed out of the ownership of the New Zealand Railways (NZR) by 1906, the E ..

NZR F Class
The F class was the first important class of steam locomotive built to operate on New Zealand's railway network after the national gauge of 1067 millimetres (3 feet 6 inches) was adopted. The first locomotives built for the new 1067 mm railways were two double Fairlies for the Dunedin and Port Chal..

NZR G class
NZR class G Number in Class 3 (Garratt)6 (Pacific) Numbers 98 - 100 (Garratt)95 - 100 (Pacific) Builder NZGR Introduced 1928 as Garratt type1937 as Pacific type Withdrawn 1956 Wheel Arrangement 4-6-2+2-6-4 (Garratt)4-6-2 (Pacific) Weight 136 tons Height 11' 6" ft Width 8' 6" f..

NZR H class
NZR H class Number in Class 6; 1 preserved Numbers 199 - 204 Builder Avonside Engine Company, Bristol, England (4) Neilson and Company, Glasgow, Scotland (2) Introduced 1875 Withdrawn 1955 Wheel Arrangement 0-4-2 Weight 34 tons Height Width 8' 6" ft Length 24' 1" ft Maxim..

NZR Ja class
NZR Class Ja JA 1271 with excursion consist climbing the Opapa incline. Photo by Joseph Christianson Number in Class 51; 7 preserved Numbers 1240 - 1290 Builder NZGR Hillside Workshops (16)North British Locomotive Works, Scotland (35) Introduced 1946 - 1951 Withdrawn 1967 - 1972 Whee..

NZR J class
NZR Class J (4-8-2) J 1211 being serviced before departure from Napier. Photo by Joseph Christianson Number in Class 40;3 preserved Numbers 1200 - 1239 Builder North British Locomotive Works, Scotland. Introduced 1939 Withdrawn 1964 - 1967 Wheel Arrangement 4-8-2 Weight tons Heig..

NZR J class (original)
The original J class were steam locomotives with the wheel arrangement of 2-6-0 that were built in 1874 to operate on the railway network of New Zealand. They should not be confused with the much more famous J class of 1939. The original J class was the first class of locomotive in New Zealand to ..

NZR Ka class
The NZR Ka class of 1939 was a class of steam locomotive that operated on New Zealand's railway network with a wheel arrangement of 4-8-4. They were built after the success of the K class to meet the increasing demands of New Zealand Government Railways. The locomotives first appeared with distinc..

NZR K class
NZR Class K Number in Class 30; 2 preserved Numbers 900 - 929 Builder NZGR Hutt Workshops Introduced 1932 - 1936 Wheel Arrangement 4-8-4 Weight 136 tons Height 11' 6" ft Width 8' 6" ft Length 69' 8" ft Maximum speed km/h Engine output Max. Tractive Effort Con..

NZR K class (Rogers)
The members of the Rogers K class were some of the first steam locomotives of American design to be used on New Zealand's railways. The class had a wheel arrangement of 2-4-2 and comprised a total of eight members built by the Rogers Locomotive Works of New Jersey, of which two were built in 1877 a..

NZR La class
NZR class La Number in Class 13 Numbers NZMRC: 1 - 5 NZR: 310 - 314 Builder Nasmyth Wilson, Avonside Introduced 1887 Withdrawn 1924 - 1926 Wheel Arrangement 4-4-0Later 4-4-2 Weight 26.6 tons Height ft Width ft Length 26' 2" ft Maximum speed Max. Tractive Effort 7853 ..

NZR Na class
NZR Class NA In service 2, originally owned by the WMR Numbers 459 (ex-WMR No. 14) and 460 (ex-WMR No. 15) Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works Built 1894, 1896 Wheel Arrangement 2-6-2 Weight 54.5 t (N 460) Height Width Length 50' 10" (N 460) Maximum speed Boiler pressure 180 ..

NZR Nc class
NZR Class NC In service 2, originally owned by the WMR Numbers 461 (ex-WMR No. 5) and 462 (ex-WMR No. 18) Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works Built 1901, 1904 Wheel Arrangement 2-6-2 Weight 63.5 t (1904 example) Height Width Length 54' 10" (1904 example) Maximum speed Boile..

NZR N Class
NZR Class N In service 12, including 2 originally owned by the WMR Numbers 27, 30, 34, 36, 37, 42, 351-354, 453 (ex-WMR No. 9), 454 (ex-WMR No. 10) Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works Built 1885, 1891, 1901 Wheel Arrangement 2-6-2 Weight 50.7 t (1891 batch) Height Width Length 5..

NZR Oa Class
NZR Class OA In service 1, originally owned by the WMR Numbers 457 (ex-WMR No. 13) Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works Built 1894 Wheel arrangement 2-8-0 Weight 57.4 t Height Width Length 51 ft 8 in (15.7 m) Maximum speed Boiler pressure 180 lbf/in² (1.2 MPa) Max. tra..

NZR Ob Class
NZR Class OB In service 2, originally owned by the WMR Numbers 455 (ex-WMR No. 11) and 456 (ex-WMR No. 12) Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works Built 1888 Wheel Arrangement 2-8-0 Weight 57.6 t Height Width Length 51' 3" Maximum speed Boiler pressure 165 lbs per sq in (1904 e..

NZR Oc Class
NZR Class OC In service 1, originally owned by the WMR Numbers 458 (ex-WMR No. 16) Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works Built 1896 Wheel Arrangement 2-8-0 Weight 62.8 t Height Width Length 51' 8" Maximum speed Boiler pressure 200 lbs per sq in Max. Tractive Effort Cont..

NZR O Class
NZR Class O In service 6 Numbers 31, 54, 59, 98-100 Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works Built 1885 Introduced Three in 1885, three in 1886 Wheel Arrangement 2-8-0 Weight 45.5 t Height Width Length 46' 3" Maximum speed Engine output Max. Tractive Effort Cont. Tract..

NZR P class
NZR Class P In service 10 Numbers Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works Built 1885 Wheel Arrangement 2-8-0 Weight 54 t Height Width Length 50 ft 6.5 in (15.4 m) Operating speed 20 mph (32 km/h) Boiler pressure 135 lbf/in² (931 kPa) Max. Tractive Effort Cont. Tractive Effo..

NZR P class (original)
The original P class was a class of tank locomotives built to work on the government-owned national rail network of New Zealand in 1876. Their wheel arrangement was 0-6-0T under the Whyte notation system and they did not last long on the government's network, as by 1885, the P classification was fr..

NZR Q class
The NZR Q class was an important steam locomotive not only in the history of New Zealand's railway network but also in worldwide railways in general. Designed by New Zealand Railways' Chief Mechanical Engineer A. W. Beattie and ordered from the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1901, they were the first ..

NZR RM class (88 seater)
NZR Class RM (Articulated 88-seater) Number In class 351 preserved TMS numbers n/a Early numbers 100 - 134 Builder Drewry Car Co of England Introduced 1955 Wheel Arrangement Bo-2-Bo Weight 63.1 ton Height Width 8 ft 10 in Length 105 ft Maximum speed 65 mph Engine output 2 x 210..

NZR RM class (Clayton)
The Clayton steam railcar was a unique railcar that operated on New Zealand's national rail network, the only New Zealand steam railcar. Built in 1926 by Clayton Carriage and Wagon of Lincoln, England and assembled at the New Zealand Railways' (NZR) workshops in Petone, the railcar could seat up to..

NZR RM class (Edison battery-electric)
The Edison battery-electric railcar was a popular and successful railcar that ran in Canterbury, New Zealand for eight years. The prototype was arguably the first successful railcar in New Zealand but it was not developed into a class. The railcar had a wheel arrangement of Bo-Bo under the UIC cla..

NZR RM class (Leyland diesel)
The Leyland diesel railbus was the first diesel-powered vehicle to enter revenue service on New Zealand's national rail network. Two such railbuses were built, classified RM 20 and RM 21, and they commenced service in August 1936 as temporary short-use vehicles that would operate until better, larg..

NZR RM class (Leyland petrol)
The Leyland experimental petrol railcar was a unique railcar built and trialled in New Zealand in 1925. It should not be confused with the two much smaller Leyland diesel railbuses of 1936. New Zealand's experimentation with railcars began in 1912 with the use of a MacEwan Pratt petrol railcar. T..

NZR RM class (MacEwan-Pratt)
The MacEwan-Pratt petrol railcar was the first railcar to run on New Zealand's national rail network, though it was never used to operate a revenue service. It was built in 1912 at a time when the New Zealand Railways (NZR) was seeking alternative methods of providing rural passenger transportation..

NZR RM class (Model T Ford)
The Model T Ford railcar was a type of railcar that operated on New Zealand's national rail network. Only two were built, classified as RM 4 and RM 5, and they were experimental railcars designed in an attempt to offer improved passenger services on quiet country branch lines that served regions wi..

NZR RM class (Silver Fern)
NZR Class RM (Silver Fern) In service 3 TMS numbers 18, 24, 30 Early numbers 1, 2, 3 Builder Kawasaki and Toshiba trading as Nissho-Iwai Company of Japan Introduced 1972 Wheel Arrangement A1A - 2 + 2 - 2 Weight 107 t Height Width Length 47.4 m Maximum speed 120 km/h Engine outpu..

NZR R class
The NZR R class were a type of early Single Fairlie steam locomotive used in New Zealand. In the 1870s New Zealands railway system was a small, almost fragmented mass of light railway lines built in rough country where short, steep grades and tight curves were common. In 1872, the first Fairlies ar..

NZR T Class
NZR Class Wd In service 6 Numbers 101-106 Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works Built 1879 Introduced 1880 Wheel Arrangement 2-8-0 Weight 42.2 t Height Width Length 44' 10" Maximum speed Engine output Max. Tractive Effort Cont. Tractive Effort Engine type Th..

NZR Wab class
NZR Class WAB Number in Class 16 2 preserved Numbers 687 - 798 Builder NZGR Addington Workshops (1), Hillside Workships (12)A & G Price Limited, Thames (3). Introduced 1918 - 1926 Wheel Arrangement 4-8-4 Weight 71.5 tons Height ft Width ft Length 62' 5" ft Maximum speed 60..

NZR Wb class
NZR Class Wb In service 12 Numbers 290-301 Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works Built 1898 Introduced 1899 Wheel Arrangement 2-6-2T Weight 40.7 t Height Width Length 32' 9" Maximum speed Engine output Max. Tractive Effort Cont. Tractive Effort Engine type T..

NZR Wd class
NZR Class Wd In service 18 Numbers 316-327, 355-360 Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works Built 1901 Introduced Most 1901, three 1902 Wheel Arrangement 2-6-4T Weight 44.5 t Height Width Length 34' 9" Maximum speed Engine output Max. Tractive Effort Cont. Tractive Ef..

NZR X class
NZR Class X Number in class 18Preserved: 1 Road numbers 439-446, 588-597 Builder NZR Addington Workshops Built 1908 (2), 1909 (6), 1913 (2), 1914 (7), 1915 (1) Wheel arrangement 4-8-2 Total weight Original: 94 tons Rebuild: 95.15 tons Length 56 ft 9 3/4 in Maximum speed 30 mph (50 km/h) ..

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