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NZR BC class

🇺🇸 United States ·built by Baldwin Locomotive Works· from 1901· class of 1 New Zealand 2-8-2 locomotive

what is it?

The NZR BC class comprised a single steam locomotive that operated on New Zealand's national rail network. Built for the Wellington and Manawatu Railway (WMR) and classified as No. 17, it passed into the ownership of the New Zealand Railways Department (NZR) when the government purchased the WMR in December 1908, and it was then that it acquired the BC classification as BC 463.

who runs it

Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company New Zealand Railways Department

base stats

built 1made 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 125 years ago, in 1901.
16.8 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
Served for 26 years (1901–1927).

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

spec sheet

built: 1901
in service from: 1901
retired: 1927
status: retired
number built: 1
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇺🇸 United States
builders: Baldwin Locomotive Works
operators: Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company, New Zealand Railways Department
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,067 mm Cape gauge
wheel arrangement: 2-8-2
length: 16.8 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q6956182, Wikipedia: NZR BC class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.