NZR A class (original)
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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 construction of lines, the original A class was a small tank locomotive with a wheel arrangement of 0-4-0. An initial twelve were constructed by Dübs & Co. in 1873 and two more were built in 1875 by the Yorkshire Engine Company. They were not just used by the Public Works Department; the New Zealand Government Railways also utilised the class to operate revenue services on smaller branch lines. None existed in government service by 1905, but their small size made them perfect for use on bush tramways and small private industrial sidings. Many members of the class survived for years in private use, and although all are now retired from commercial service, four have survived to be preserved by railway enthusiasts and two of the four are currently in full operational condition.
External links
- Information on the four preserved original A class locomotives from the Weka Pass Railway: [A 62], [A 64], [A 66], and [A 67]
Reference
- Heath, Eric, and Stott, Bob; Classic Steam Locomotives Of New Zealand, Grantham House, 1993
| New Zealand Rail Locomotives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Battery electric locomotives | |
| Classes: | E - EB | |
| Diesel-electric locomotives | ||
| Classes: | DA - DB (inc. DBR) - DC - DE - DF (English Electric) - DF (General Motors) inc. DFT - DG - DH of 1978 - DI - DJ - DQ (inc. QR) - DS - DSA - DSB - DSC - DSG (inc. DSJ) - DX (inc. DXB, DXC, DXH, DXR) - TR | |
| Electric locomotives | ||
| Classes: | EA (later EO of 1968) - EC - ED - EF - EO of 1923 - EW | |
| Electric Multiple Units | ||
| Classes: | DM (inc. D trailers) - EM (inc. ET trailers) | |
| Railcars and Diesel Multiple Units | ||
| Classes: | 88 seater (also known as Fiats or twinsets) - ADK (inc. ADB trailers) - ADL (inc. ADC trailers) - Clayton steam railcar - Edison battery-electric railcar - Leyland diesel railbus - Leyland experimental petrol railcar - MacEwan-Pratt petrol railcar - Model T Ford railcar - Silver Fern - Standard - Vulcan - Wairarapa | |
| Steam locomotives | ||
| Classes: | A of 1873 - A of 1906 - Aa - Ab - B Double Fairlie of 1874 - B of 1899 - Ba - Bb - Bc - C of 1873 - C of 1930 - D of 1874 - D of 1929 - E Double Fairlie of 1872-75 - E Mallet 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 1878 - 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 | |
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