#0563
NZR N class
🇺🇸 United States ·built by Baldwin Locomotive Works· from 1885· class of 12 New Zealand 2-6-2 locomotives
what is it?
The N class were 12 steam locomotives that operated on the national rail network of New Zealand. They were built in three batches, including one batch of two engines for the private Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company, the WMR, by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1885, 1891, and 1901. Previously the N class designation had been applied between 1877 and 1879 to Lady Mordaunt, a member of the B class of 1874.
who runs it
base stats
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 141 years ago, in 1885.
- 15.2 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 49 years (1885–1934).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1885–1901
- in service from
- 1885
- retired
- 1934
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 12
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- Baldwin Locomotive Works
- operators
- Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company, New Zealand Railways Department
- top speed
- 104 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-6-2
- length
- 15.2 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6956221, Wikipedia: NZR N class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.