NZR BC class
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The NZR BC class comprised a single steam locomotive that operated on New Zealand's national rail network. Built for the Wellington and Manawatu Railway and classified as No. 17, it passed into the ow
A diagram comparing the Baldwin-built WMR 2-8-2 No. 17 with the first Mikado class built for the Nippon Railway in 1897.
Colourised Builder's photo of WMR no.17/NZR Bc no.463
NZR Q class (1901)
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The NZR Q class was an important steam locomotive class not only in the history of New Zealand's railway network but also in worldwide railways in general. Designed by New Zealand Government Railways'
NZR BC class
…At the time of its arrival, it was the largest engine in the country. It was a Vauclain compound, and its trailing truck bore similarities to the Q class, the world's first 4-6-2 "Pacific" type then under construction by Baldwin for NZR. The Baldwin Locomotive Works had taken the design of the locomotive…
Builder's photo of NZR Q class locomotive No. 344