NZR WD class

what is it?

The NZR WD class was a class of tank locomotive built by Baldwin Locomotive Works to operate on New Zealand's national rail network. Essentially a more advanced version of 1898's WB class, the eighteen members of the WD class were ordered in 1901 and most entered service that year, though three were not introduced until the start of 1902. Based in locations all around the country, from Auckland in the north to Dunedin in the south, the WD class were suitable for a variety of trains from freight to suburban passenger services.

who runs it

base stats

• built 18made 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.
• 📏10.4 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 59 years (1901–1960).

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

1960

status

preserved

number built

18

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

2-6-4

length

10.4 m

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