NZR E class

what is it?

The NZR E class of Double Fairlie steam locomotives were two different types of Fairlie steam locomotives, used on New Zealand's railway network. They were the first classes to take that designation, followed by the E class Mallet compound locomotive of 1906 and then the E class battery electric locomotive of 1922. The other Double Fairlie class was the B class, and there were also the Single Fairlie R and S classes.

who runs it

base stats

• built 8made 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 154 years ago, in 1872.
• 📏15.7 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 45 years (1872–1917).

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

spec sheet

built

1872

in service from

1872

retired

1917

status

preserved

number built

8

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Vulcan Foundry, Avonside Engine Company

operators

New Zealand Railways Department, New Zealand Ministry of Works

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,067 mm Cape gauge

wheel arrangement

0-4-4-0T

length

15.7 m

nicknames

"Josephine" (175)

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