After about 1910, the Baker valve gear was the main competitor to Walschaerts valve gear for steam locomotives in the United States. Strictly speaking it was not a valve gear but a variable expansion
Baker valve gear assembly
The NZR J class was a class of forty 4-8-2 steam locomotives operated by the New Zealand Railways Department. Although designed to work on the lighter secondary lines, the class was frequently used on
J 1211 being serviced before departure from Napier in October 2002.
JB 1236 (converted during preservation) in Avondale on 22 September 2001.
J 1234 in Avondale, Auckland on 6 December 1998.