NZR WE class

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NZR WE class
"We" class steam locomotive No 198 (4-6-4T type). ATLIB 307350.png
WE class No. 198
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Builder NZGR Addington Workshops
Build date1902, 1943
Total produced3
Specifications
Configuration:
   Whyte 4-6-4T
Gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Driver dia.42.5 in (1.080 m)
Adhesive weight 35 long tons (36 t)
Loco weight55.2 long tons (56.1 tonnes; 61.8 short tons)
Fuel type Coal
Firebox:
  Firegrate area
17.5 sq ft (1.63 m2)
Boiler pressure180 lbf/in2 (1,241 kPa)
Heating surface1,037 sq ft (96.3 m2)
Cylinders Two, outside
Cylinder size 16 in × 22 in (406 mm × 559 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort 15,780 lbf (70.19 kN)
Career
Operators NZR
LocaleWest Coast
DispositionWithdrawn, Scrapped

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.

Contents

The three We class locomotives lasted until 1964. [1]

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References

Bibliography

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  • Palmer, A. N.; Stewart, W. W. (1965). Cavalcade of New Zealand Locomotives. Wellington: A H. & A W. Reed. ISBN   978-0-207-94500-7.