NZR Q class

what is it?

The NZR Q class were a pair of 2-4-4T type tank engines built by Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works in New Jersey. They were similar, in appearance, to the earlier K class of the same manufacturer and were purchased by the Rakaia & Ashburton Forks Railway Company for working their newly constructed railway to Methven from Rakaia, which later became the Methven Branch. Q 51 was withdrawn in 1897 while Q 17 lasted until March 1901 with its number used for a UB class locomotive in April.

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 148 years ago, in 1878.
• ⌛Served for 20 years (1878–1898).

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

spec sheet

built

1878

in service from

1878

retired

1898

status

retired

number built

2

kind

steam locomotive

traction

steam

origin

🇺🇸 United States

builders

Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works

operators

New Zealand Railways Department

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,067 mm Cape gauge

wheel arrangement

2-4-4T

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