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NZR C class

🇳🇿 New Zealand ·built by New Zealand Railways Department· from 1930· class of 24 New Zealand 2-6-2 locomotives, built 1930–1931

🚂 steam locomotive steam preserved

what is it?

The NZR C class consisted of twenty-four steam locomotives built to perform shunting duties on New Zealand's national rail network. It is sometimes known as the big C class to differentiate it from the C class of 1873.

who runs it

Canterbury Railway Society New Zealand Railways Department

base stats

built 24made 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 96 years ago, in 1930.
16.5 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
Served for 38 years (1930–1968).

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

spec sheet

built: 1930–1931
in service from: 1930
retired: 1968
status: preserved
number built: 24
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇳🇿 New Zealand
builders: New Zealand Railways Department, Hillside Engineering, Hutt Workshops, Hillside Railway Workshops
operators: Canterbury Railway Society, 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.

Sources: Wikidata Q6956189, Wikipedia: NZR C class (1930) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.