NZR NC class

what is it?

The NZR NC class was a class of two steam locomotives built by Baldwin Locomotive Works built for service on New Zealand's private Wellington and Manawatu Railway (WMR). They did not acquire their NC classification until the publicly owned New Zealand Railways Department (NZR) purchased the WMR and its locomotive fleet. The first member of the NC class was ordered in 1901 and entered service in May 1902 as WMR No.

who runs it

base stats

• built 2made 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.
• 📏16.5 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 30 years (1901–1931).

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

spec sheet

built

1901–1904

in service from

1901

retired

1931

status

retired

number built

2

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

2-6-2

length

16.5 m

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