NZR WE class |
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Specifications |
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Configuration:
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• Whyte |
4-6-4T |
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Gauge |
3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
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Driver dia. |
42.5 in (1.080 m) |
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Adhesive weight |
35 long tons (36 t) |
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Loco weight |
55.2 long tons (56.1 tonnes; 61.8 short tons) |
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Fuel type |
Coal |
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Firebox: • Firegrate area |
17.5 sq ft (1.63 m2) |
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Boiler pressure |
180 lbf/in2 (1,241 kPa) |
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Heating surface |
1,037 sq ft (96.3 m2) |
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Cylinders |
Two, outside |
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Cylinder size |
16 in × 22 in (406 mm × 559 mm) |
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Career |
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Operators |
NZR |
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Locale |
West Coast |
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Disposition |
Withdrawn, Scrapped |
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The NZR WE Class were rebuilt from earlier Addington built B class locomotives. In service, the first two were tried on the Rimutaka Incline, however, they lacked the required adhesion on the 1 in 15 (6.67%) grade. They were later transferred to Greymouth for use on the Rewanui Incline, where they were far more successful, on the line's 1 in 25 (4%) grade. It is not known if they ever operated on the Roa Incline.
The three We class locomotives lasted into the 1960s.
References
- W.W.Stewart, When Steam Was King, REED, 1970
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