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NZR D class

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Clayton Equipment Company· from 1929· class of 1 New Zealand 0-4-0T locomotive, built in 1929

🚂 steam locomotive steam retired

what is it?

The NZR D class of 1929 comprised one 0-4-0 tank locomotive that was built for the New Zealand Railways Department by the Clayton Wagons Ltd in Lincoln, England.

who runs it

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 97 years ago, in 1929.
Served for 7 years (1929–1936).

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

spec sheet

built: 1929
in service from: 1929
retired: 1936
status: retired
number built: 1
kind: steam locomotive
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Clayton Equipment Company
operators: New Zealand Railways Department
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,067 mm Cape gauge
wheel arrangement: 0-4-0

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

Sources: Wikidata Q16926765, Wikipedia: NZR D class (1929) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.