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NZR P class (1885)

Index 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. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 23 relations: Auckland, Coal, Dunedin, Gothic architecture, Ministry of Works and Development, Mosgiel, Nasmyth, Gaskell and Company, New Zealand, New Zealand Railways Department, NZR A class (1873), NZR A class (1906), NZR P class (1876), NZR V class, Otago, Project Steam, Rail transport in New Zealand, Scrap, Southland Region, Steam locomotive, Wairio Branch, Wellington and Manawatu Railway Trust, Westland District, 2-8-0.

  2. Railway locomotives introduced in 1885

Auckland

Auckland (Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of as of It is the most populous city of New Zealand and the fifth largest city in Oceania.

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Coal

Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams.

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Dunedin

Dunedin (Ōtepoti) is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region.

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Gothic architecture

Gothic architecture is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas.

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Ministry of Works and Development

The New Zealand Ministry of Works and Development, formerly the Department of Public Works and often referred to as the Public Works Department or PWD, was founded in 1871 and disestablished and sold off in 1988.

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Mosgiel

Mosgiel (Te Konika o te Matamata) is an urban satellite of Dunedin in Otago, New Zealand, fifteen kilometres west of the city's centre.

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Nasmyth, Gaskell and Company

Nasmyth, Gaskell and Company, originally called The Bridgewater Foundry, specialised in the production of heavy machine tools and locomotives.

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New Zealand

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

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New Zealand Railways Department

The New Zealand Railways Department, NZR or NZGR (New Zealand Government Railways) and often known as the "Railways", was a government department charged with owning and maintaining New Zealand's railway infrastructure and operating the railway system.

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NZR A class (1873)

The NZR A class of 1873 consisted of three types of steam locomotives used on New Zealand's railway network of similar specification but differing detail. NZR P class (1885) and NZR A class (1873) are steam locomotives of New Zealand.

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NZR A class (1906)

The NZR A class were a class of steam locomotives built in 1906 with a 4-6-2 wheel arrangement for the New Zealand Railways Department (NZR). NZR P class (1885) and NZR A class (1906) are steam locomotives of New Zealand.

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NZR P class (1876)

The NZR P class was a class of two ST locomotives built to work on the government-owned national rail network of New Zealand in 1876. NZR P class (1885) and NZR P class (1876) are 3 ft 6 in gauge locomotives of New Zealand and steam locomotives of New Zealand.

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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. NZR P class (1885) and NZR V class are 3 ft 6 in gauge locomotives of New Zealand, railway locomotives introduced in 1885 and steam locomotives of New Zealand.

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Otago

Otago (Ōtākou) is a region of New Zealand located in the southern half of the South Island administered by the Otago Regional Council.

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Project Steam

Project Steam is a railway preservation society based in Dunedin, New Zealand.

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Rail transport in New Zealand

Rail transport in New Zealand is an integral part of New Zealand's transport network, with a nationwide network of of track linking most major cities in the North and South Islands, connected by inter-island rail and road ferries.

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Scrap

Scrap consists of recyclable materials, usually metals, left over from product manufacturing and consumption, such as parts of vehicles, building supplies, and surplus materials.

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Southland Region

Southland (lit) is New Zealand's southernmost region.

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Steam locomotive

A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam.

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Wairio Branch

The Ohai Line, formerly known as the Ohai Industrial Line and previously the Wairio Branch and the Ohai Railway Board's line, is a 54.5 km branch line railway in Southland, New Zealand.

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Wellington and Manawatu Railway Trust

The Wellington and Manawatu Railway Trust is a charitable trust based in Wellington, New Zealand, and is actively restoring former Wellington and Manawatu Railway locomotive No.9 (later N 453 under government ownership), to full working order. NZR P class (1885) and Wellington and Manawatu Railway Trust are 3 ft 6 in gauge locomotives of New Zealand.

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Westland District

Westland District is a territorial authority district on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island.

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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. NZR P class (1885) and 2-8-0 are 2-8-0 locomotives.

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See also

Railway locomotives introduced in 1885

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NZR_P_class_(1885)

Also known as P class (locomotive).