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NZR AA class

🇺🇸 United States ·built by Baldwin Locomotive Works· from 1915· class of 10 New Zealand 4-6-2 locomotives

what is it?

The NZR 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. They were the last steam locomotive class to be built by Baldwin works.

who runs it

New Zealand Railways Department

base stats

built 10made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

First built 111 years ago, in 1915.
10.4 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
Served for 42 years (1915–1957).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built: 1915
in service from: 1915
retired: 1957
status: retired
number built: 10
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇺🇸 United States
builders: Baldwin Locomotive Works
operators: New Zealand Railways Department
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,067 mm Cape gauge
wheel arrangement: 4-6-2
length: 10.4 m

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q6956171, Wikipedia: NZR AA class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.