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Locomotives of New Zealand

Index Locomotives of New Zealand

Locomotives of New Zealand is a complete list of all locomotive classes that operate or have operated on New Zealand's national railway network. [1]

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ADK/ADB class diesel multiple unit

The ADK class were a class of diesel multiple units that were last operated by Transdev Auckland on Auckland's suburban rail network.

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ADL/ADC class diesel multiple unit

The ADL class is a class of diesel multiple units operated by Transdev Auckland on the suburban rail network in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Auckland Transport

Auckland Transport (AT) is the council-controlled organisation (CCO) of Auckland Council responsible for transport projects and services.

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Canterbury Railway Society

The Canterbury Railway Society is an organisation of railway enthusiasts based in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island, best known for their operation of The Ferrymead Railway at the Ferrymead Heritage Park.

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Christchurch

Christchurch (Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region.

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Diesel locomotive

A diesel locomotive is a type of railway locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine.

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Diesel multiple unit

A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple-unit train powered by on-board diesel engines.

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Electric locomotive

An electric locomotive is a locomotive powered by electricity from overhead lines, a third rail or on-board energy storage such as a battery or a supercapacitor.

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Electric multiple unit

An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple-unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages, using electricity as the motive power.

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Fairlie locomotive

A Fairlie is a type of articulated steam locomotive that has the driving wheels on bogies.

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Fell mountain railway system

The Fell system was the first third-rail system for railways that were too steep to be worked by adhesion on the two running rails alone.

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Garratt

A Garratt (often referred to as a Beyer Garratt) is a type of steam locomotive that is articulated into three parts.

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KiwiRail

KiwiRail Holdings Limited is a New Zealand State-owned enterprise responsible for rail operations in New Zealand.

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List of New Zealand railway museums and heritage lines

This is a list of groups involved in Railway preservation in New Zealand.

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Mallet locomotive

The Mallet locomotive is a type of articulated steam railway locomotive, invented by the Swiss engineer Anatole Mallet (1837–1919).

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Māori language

Māori, also known as te reo ("the language"), is an Eastern Polynesian language spoken by the Māori people, the indigenous population of New Zealand.

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Narrow-gauge railway

A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than the standard.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is a sovereign island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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New Zealand AM class electric multiple unit

The New Zealand AM class of electric multiple unit (EMU) was constructed for the electrification of Auckland's railway network.

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New Zealand DA class locomotive

The New Zealand DA class diesel-electric mainline locomotives operated on the New Zealand railway system between 1955 and 1989.

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New Zealand DB class locomotive

The New Zealand DB class and DBR class locomotive is a type of diesel-electric locomotive built for service on New Zealand's rail network.

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New Zealand DC class locomotive

The New Zealand DC class is a class of diesel-electric mainline locomotive on the New Zealand rail network, operated by KiwiRail on freight trains, and formerly on long-distance KiwiRail Scenic passenger trains.

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New Zealand DE class locomotive

The New Zealand DE class locomotive is a New Zealand class of shunting diesel-electric locomotives.

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New Zealand DF class locomotive (1979)

The New Zealand DF class locomotive of 1979 is a class of 30 Co-Co diesel-electric locomotives built by General Motors Diesel of Canada between 1979 and 1981.

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New Zealand DG and DH class locomotive

The New Zealand DG and DH class locomotive were a type of diesel-electric locomotives in operation on New Zealand's rail network from 1955-1983, built by English Electric.

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New Zealand DH class locomotive

The New Zealand DH class is a type of diesel-electric heavy transfer/shunting locomotive in New Zealand.

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New Zealand DJ class locomotive

The New Zealand DJ class locomotive is a type of diesel-electric locomotive in service on the New Zealand rail network.

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New Zealand DL class locomotive

The New Zealand DL class of diesel-electric locomotives was manufactured for KiwiRail by CRRC Dalian with engines from MTU.

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New Zealand DM class electric multiple unit

The New Zealand DM/D class (also known as English Electrics) were a class of electric multiple units used on the Metlink suburban rail network of Wellington, New Zealand. Formed of DM power cars and D trailer cars, the first units were ordered from English Electric in 1936 and introduced on 2 July 1938 operating the electrified Johnsonville Line service. Additional units were ordered in 1942 and 1946 as other Wellington suburban lines were electrified. The units were relegated to peak services and the Johnsonville Line after the arrival of the "Ganz Mavag" EM/ET units in 1982-83, before finally being replaced by the "Matangi" FP/FT units in 2011-12. The units operated their last revenue service on 25 June 2012, from Wellington to Melling and return. Five complete units (four two-car and one three-car) and six trailer cars have been preserved.

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New Zealand DQ and QR class locomotives

The DQ and QR class were a class of diesel locomotives in New Zealand and Tasmania, Australia.

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New Zealand DSC class locomotive

The New Zealand DSC class is a heavy shunting locomotive used throughout New Zealand.

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New Zealand DSG class locomotive

The New Zealand DSG class is a type of diesel-electric shunting locomotive used in New Zealand.

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New Zealand DSJ class locomotive

The New Zealand DSJ class is a class of diesel-electric shunting locomotive used on the New Zealand rail network.

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New Zealand DX class locomotive

The New Zealand DX class locomotive is a class of 49 Co-Co diesel-electric locomotives that currently operates on New Zealand's national railway network.

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New Zealand E class locomotive (1922)

The New Zealand E class battery-electric locomotive represented the third unique type of locomotive class to be given the E classification in New Zealand.

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New Zealand EA class locomotive

The New Zealand EA class (EO from 1968) of electric locomotives were used on the New Zealand rail network between 1968 and 1997 on the OtiraArthur's Pass section of the Midland line in the South Island, through the Otira Tunnel.

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New Zealand EB class locomotive

The New Zealand EB class locomotive was a class of five battery electric (later diesel-electric) locomotives built to perform shunting duties at the workshops of New Zealand's national rail network.

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New Zealand EF class locomotive

The New Zealand EF class locomotive (originally Class 30) is a class of 22 electric locomotives that operate on the North Island Main Trunk between Palmerston North and Te Rapa (near Hamilton) in New Zealand.

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New Zealand EM class electric multiple unit

The New Zealand EM/ET class (also known as Ganz-Mavag) electric multiple units were used on suburban services in Wellington, New Zealand from 1982 to 2016.

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New Zealand EW class locomotive

The New Zealand EW class locomotive was a class of electric locomotive used in Wellington, New Zealand.

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New Zealand FP class electric multiple unit

The New Zealand FP/FT "Matangi" class is a class of electric multiple units used on the suburban rail network of New Zealand's capital city, Wellington.

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New Zealand TR class locomotive

The New Zealand TR class is a class of diesel shunting locomotives built by many different manufacturers.

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NZR A class (1873)

The NZR of A class of 1873 consisted of three types of similar specification but differing detail.

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NZR A class (1906)

The A class were steam locomotives built in 1906 with a 4-6-2 wheel arrangement for New Zealand's national railway network, and described by some as the most handsome engines to run on New Zealand rails.

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NZR AA class

The New Zealand AA class consisted of ten steam locomotives built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1914 to an order by Chief Mechanical Engineer, H. H. Jackson for operation on New Zealand's national rail network.

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NZR AB class

The NZR AB class was a class of 4-6-2 Pacific tender steam locomotive that operated on New Zealand's national railway system.

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NZR B class (1874)

The NZR B class of 1874 was the first of two steam locomotive classes to be designated as B by the Railways Department that then oversaw New Zealand's national rail network (the second B class was introduced in 1899).

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NZR B class (1899)

The B class of 1899 was a class of steam locomotives that operated on New Zealand's national rail network.

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NZR BA class

The BA class was a class of steam locomotive built by the New Zealand Railways Department (NZR) for use on New Zealand's national rail network.

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NZR BB class

The BB class of steam locomotives comprised 30 engines operated by New Zealand Railways in the North Island of New Zealand.

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NZR BC class

The BC class comprised a single steam locomotive that operated on New Zealand's national rail network.

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NZR C class (1873)

C class tank locomotives operated on New Zealand's national rail network during its infancy.

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NZR C class (1930)

The C class consisted of twenty-four steam locomotives built to perform shunting duties on New Zealand's national rail network.

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NZR D class (1874)

NZR D class steam tank locomotives operated on New Zealand's national railway network.

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NZR DF class (1954)

The New Zealand DF class locomotive of 1954 was the first class of mainline diesel-electric locomotives built for New Zealand's national railway network, built by English Electric.

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NZR DI class

The New Zealand DI class locomotive was a class of diesel-electric locomotive in New Zealand.

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NZR DS class

The New Zealand DS class is a class of 16 diesel shunting locomotives built by the Vulcan Foundry and supplied by the Drewry Car Co from 1949—1955.

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NZR DSA class

The New Zealand Railways DSA class was a class of 0-6-0DM diesel-mechanical locomotives built by W. G. Bagnall, Hunslet, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and Vulcan Foundry for the Drewry Car Co.

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NZR DSB class

The DSB class is a class of shunting locomotive introduced to New Zealand in 1954.

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NZR E class (1872)

The NZR E class of Double Fairlie steam locomotives were two different types of Fairlie locomotive, and were the first classes to take that designation, followed by the E class Mallet compound locomotive of 1906 and then the E class battery electric locomotive of 1922.

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NZR E class (1906)

The New Zealand E class locomotive comprised a single steam locomotive operated by New Zealand Railways (NZR) from 1906 until 1917.

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NZR EC class

The New Zealand EC class was a class of electric locomotive used in Christchurch, New Zealand.

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NZR ED class

The New Zealand ED class locomotive was a class of electric locomotive used in Wellington, New Zealand.

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NZR EO class (1923)

The New Zealand EO class of 1923 were electric locomotives used on the steep Otira to Arthurs Pass section of the Midland Line.

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NZR F class

The New Zealand F class was the first important class of steam locomotive built to operate on New Zealand's railway network after the national gauge of was adopted.

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NZR FA class

The New Zealand FA class was built as a larger version of the tried and true NZR F class 0-6-0T.

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NZR G class (1874)

The NZR G Class was a class of four saddle tank locomotives from English builders Black Hawthorn in the early 1870s.

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NZR G class (1928)

The NZR G class was a type of Garratt steam locomotive used in New Zealand, the only such Garratt type steam locomotives ever used by New Zealand Government Railways.

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NZR H class

The NZR H class locomotive was a unique class of locomotive used by the New Zealand Railways Department on the famous Rimutaka Incline, the section of 1 in 15 (6.67 %) gradient between Cross Creek and Summit, over the Rimutaka Ranges.

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NZR J class (1874)

The New Zealand 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.

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NZR J class (1939)

The NZR J class steam locomotives were a type of 4-8-2 steam locomotive used on the New Zealand Railway network.

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NZR JA class

The NZR JA class were a type of 4-8-2 steam locomotive used on the New Zealand railway network.

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NZR K class (1877)

The NZR K class of 1877 was the first example of American-built locomotives to be used on New Zealand's railways.

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NZR K class (1932)

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.

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NZR KA class

The NZR KA class of 1939 was a class of mixed traffic 4-8-4 steam locomotives that operated on New Zealand's railway network.

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NZR KB class

The NZR KB class of 1939 was a class of mixed traffic steam locomotives that operated on New Zealand's railway network.

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NZR L class

The NZR L class were a series of ten small tank engines built in England during the early years of railway development in New Zealand.

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NZR LA class

The NZR LA class was a class of 4-4-0T steam locomotives used by the New Zealand Railways Department and the New Zealand Midland Railway Company.

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NZR M class

The NZR M class were a series of four tank engines built in England for the Otago railways Bluff to Winton section.

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NZR N class

The N class were 12 steam locomotives that operated on the national rail network of New Zealand.

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NZR NA class

The NA class was a class of two steam locomotives that operated on the privately owned Wellington and Manawatu Railway (WMR) and then the publicly owned national rail network in New Zealand.

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NZR NC class

The NZR NC class was a class of two steam locomotives built by Baldwin Locomotive Works built for service on New Zealand's private Wellington and Manawatu Railway (WMR).

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NZR O class

The O class consisted of six steam locomotives that operated on New Zealand's national rail network.

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NZR OA class

The OA class is a solitary steam locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Wellington and Manawatu Railway (WMR) in New Zealand.

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NZR OB class

The OB class was the first class of steam locomotives constructed by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company (WMR) in New Zealand.

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NZR OC class

The OC class, built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Wellington and Manawatu Railway (WMR) in New Zealand, consists of a solitary steam locomotive.

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NZR P class (1876)

The P class was a class of two tank locomotives built to work on the government-owned national rail network of New Zealand in 1876.

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NZR P class (1885)

The P class was a class of steam locomotives built to haul freight trains on the national rail network of New Zealand.

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NZR Q class (1878)

The NZR Q class were a pair of 2-4-4T type tank engines built by Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works in New Jersey.

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NZR Q class (1901)

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.

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NZR R class

The NZR R class was a class of early 0-6-4T single Fairlie steam locomotives operated by New Zealand's Railways Department (NZR) between 1879 and 1936.

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NZR RM class

The RM class is the classification used by the New Zealand Railways Department (NZR) and its successors given to most railcars and railbuses that have operated on New Zealand's national rail network.

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NZR RM class (88 seater)

The NZR RM class 88-seaters were a class of railcar used in New Zealand, known unofficially as 'Articulateds', 'Twinsets', 'Drewrys' or 'Fiats'.

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NZR RM class (Clayton)

The NZR RM class Clayton steam rail motor was a unique railcar that operated on New Zealand's national rail network and one of only two steam railcars to operate in New Zealand - the other being 1925's RM class Sentinel-Cammell.

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NZR RM class (Edison battery-electric)

The NZR RM class Edison battery-electric railcar was a popular and successful railcar that ran in Canterbury, New Zealand for eight years.

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NZR RM class (Leyland petrol)

The Leyland experimental petrol railcar was a unique railcar built and trialled in New Zealand in 1925.

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NZR RM class (McEwan-Pratt)

The NZR RM class McEwan-Pratt petrol rail motor (mis-spelt as MacEwan-Pratt by some authors) was the first rail motor to run on New Zealand's national rail network, though it was never used in revenue service.

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NZR RM class (Midland)

The NZR RM class Midland railcar (or Leyland diesel railcar) was the first successful railcar, and first diesel-powered vehicle, to enter revenue service in New Zealand.

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NZR RM class (Model T Ford)

The NZR RM class Model T Ford railcar was a type of rail motor that operated on New Zealand's national rail network.

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NZR RM class (Sentinel-Cammell)

The NZR RM class Sentinel-Cammell steam railcar was a steam-powered railcar operated by the New Zealand Railways Department (NZR).

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NZR RM class (Silver Fern)

The NZR RM class Silver Fern is a class of rail motor in New Zealand.

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NZR RM class (Standard)

The NZR RM class Standard railcars were a class of railcar operated by the New Zealand Railways Department in the North Island of New Zealand.

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NZR RM class (Vulcan)

The NZR RM class Vulcan railcars were operated by the New Zealand Government Railways (NZR) in the South Island of New Zealand.

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NZR RM class (Wairarapa)

The sole surviving Wairarapa railcar, RM 5 (''Mahuhu''), undergoing restoration at the Pahiatua Railcar Society The NZR RM class Wairarapa railcar (or Rimutaka railcar) was the second truly successful class of railcars to enter service on New Zealand's national rail network.

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NZR S class

The NZR S class was a class of seven 0-6-4T single Fairlie steam locomotives used in New Zealand.

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NZR T class

The NZR T class was a class of steam locomotive used in New Zealand.

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NZR U class

The NZR U class, the first tender locomotives built in New Zealand, were a class of 4-6-0 Ten Wheeler locomotive designed to the requirements of Mr T. F. Rotherham and built at NZR Addington between 1894 and 1903.

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NZR UA class

The NZR UA class were a class of 4-6-0 Ten Wheeler locomotive built by the Scottish firm of Sharp Stewart and Company to ease a motive power shortage.

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NZR UB class

The NZR UB class were a series of Ten Wheelers built by American manufacturers around the start of the twentieth century.

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NZR UC class

The NZR UC class were a group of ten 4-6-0 steam locomotives obtained from Scottish builders Sharp, Stewart and Co.

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NZR UD class

The NZR UD class was a class of two 4-6-0 steam locomotives built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1904 for the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company.

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NZR V class

The New Zealand V class steam locomotive was used on New Zealand's railway network from 1885 onwards.

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NZR W class

The NZR W class consisted of two steam locomotives built at the Addington Railway Workshops in Christchurch, New Zealand by the New Zealand Railways Department.

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NZR WA class

The NZR WA class locomotives were a class of Tank locomotive built for use for New Zealand Railways Department.

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NZR WAB class

The WAB class locomotives were steam locomotives designed, built and used by New Zealand Railways Department.

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NZR WB class

The NZR WB class was a class of tank locomotives that operated in New Zealand.

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NZR WD class

The NZR WD class was a class of tank locomotive built by Baldwin Locomotive Works to operate on New Zealand's national rail network.

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NZR WE class

The NZR WE Class were rebuilt from earlier Addington built B class locomotives.

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NZR WF class

The New Zealand WF class were steam locomotives designed, built and used by New Zealand Railways Department.

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NZR WG class

The NZR WG class was a development of the preceding WF class of all purpose tank locomotive.

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NZR WH class

The NZR WH class was a class of three steam locomotives built by Manning Wardle in 1884 for service on New Zealand's private Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company (WMR).

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NZR WJ class

The NZR WJ class was a class of one steam locomotive built by Baldwin Locomotive Works for service on New Zealand's private Wellington and Manawatu Railway (WMR).

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NZR WW class

The NZR WW class was a class of 4-6-4T tank locomotives that operated on the New Zealand national railway network.

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NZR X class

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.

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NZR Y class

The New Zealand Railways Y class was a class of three 0-6-0T tank locomotives.

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Otira

Otira is a small township fifteen kilometres north of Arthur's Pass in the central South Island of New Zealand.

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Railcar

A railcar, in British English and Australian English, is a self-propelled railway vehicle designed to transport passengers.

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Rimutaka Incline

The Rimutaka Incline was a, gauge railway line on an average grade of 1-in-15 using the Fell system between Summit and Cross Creek stations on the original Wairarapa Line in the Wairarapa district of New Zealand.

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South Island

The South Island (Māori: Te Waipounamu) is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the smaller but more populous North Island.

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Steam locomotive

A steam locomotive is a type of railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine.

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Transperth Trains

Transperth Trains is a division of Public Transport Authority of Western Australia.

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Wellington

Wellington (Te Whanganui-a-Tara) is the capital city and second most populous urban area of New Zealand, with residents.

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Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company

| The Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company (WMR or W&MR) was a private railway company that built, owned and operated the Wellington-Manawatu railway line between Thorndon in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, and Longburn, near Palmerston North in the Manawatu, between 1881 and 1908, when it was acquired by the New Zealand Government Railways.

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Wellington Region

The Wellington Region (also known as Greater Wellington) is a local government region of New Zealand that occupies the southern end of the North Island.

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Wheel arrangement

In rail transport, a wheel arrangement or wheel configuration is a system of classifying the way in which wheels are distributed under a locomotive.

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Whyte notation

The Whyte notation for classifying steam locomotives by wheel arrangement was devised by Frederick Methvan Whyte, and came into use in the early twentieth century following a December 1900 editorial in American Engineer and Railroad Journal.

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0-4-0

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents one of the simplest possible types, that with two axles and four coupled wheels, all of which are driven.

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0-4-2

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement with no leading wheels, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles and two trailing wheels on one axle.

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0-4-4-0

In the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotive wheel arrangement, a 0-4-4-0 is a locomotive with no leading truck, two sets of four driving wheels, and no trailing truck.

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0-6-0

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles and no trailing wheels.

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0-6-2

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles and two trailing wheels on one axle.

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0-6-4

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and four trailing wheels on two axles.

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2-4-0

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles and no trailing wheels.

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2-4-2

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles and two trailing wheels on one axle.

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2-4-4T

In Whyte notation, a 2-4-4, or Boston-type, is a steam locomotive with two unpowered leading wheels followed by four powered driving wheels and four unpowered trailing wheels.

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2-6-0

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, usually in a leading truck, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles and no trailing wheels.

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2-6-2

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels, six coupled driving wheels and two trailing wheels.

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2-6-4

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, a locomotive has two leading wheels, six coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels.

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2-8-0

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, usually in a leading truck, eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles and no trailing wheels.

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2-8-2

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, usually in a leading truck, eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles and two trailing wheels on one axle, usually in a trailing truck.

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2-8-4

Under the Whyte notation, a 2-8-4 is a steam locomotive that has one unpowered leading axle, usually in a leading truck, followed by four powered and coupled driving axles, and two unpowered trailing axles, usually mounted in a bogie.

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25 kV AC railway electrification

25 kV alternating current electrification is commonly used in railway electrification systems worldwide, especially for high-speed rail.

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4-4-0

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives by wheel arrangement, represents the arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles, usually in a leading bogie, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels.

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4-4-2 (locomotive)

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives by wheel arrangement, represents a configuration of four leading wheels on two axles, usually in a leading bogie with a single pivot point, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and two trailing wheels on one axle, usually in a trailing truck which supports part of the weight of the boiler and firebox and gives the class its main improvement over the configuration.

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4-6-0

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives by wheel arrangement, represents the configuration of four leading wheels on two axles in a leading bogie, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles and no trailing wheels.

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4-6-2

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles and two trailing wheels on one axle.

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4-6-2+2-6-4

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives by wheel arrangement, a is a Garratt or Union Garratt articulated locomotive using a pair of engine units back to back, with the boiler and cab suspended between them.

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4-6-4

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels.

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4-8-0

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles, usually in a leading truck or bogie, eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles and no trailing wheels.

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4-8-2

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels, eight powered and coupled driving wheels and two trailing wheels.

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4-8-4

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles, eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles and four trailing wheels on two axles.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locomotives_of_New_Zealand

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