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NZR OA class

🇺🇸 United States ·built by Baldwin Locomotive Works· from 1894· class of 1 New Zealand 2-8-0 locomotive

what is it?

The OA class is a solitary steam locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Wellington and Manawatu Railway (WMR) in New Zealand. Ordered in 1894, it entered service in August of that year as No. 13 and was the first narrow gauge Vauclain compound in the world.

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 132 years ago, in 1894.
15.5 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
Served for 35 years (1894–1929).

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

spec sheet

built: 1894
in service from: 1894
retired: 1929
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: 2-8-0
length: 15.5 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q16927121, Wikipedia: NZR OA class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.