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    The NZR UB class were a series of Ten Wheelers built by American manufacturers for New Zealand Railways (NZR) around the start of the twentieth century...
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    with another selection of salvaged locomotive parts. NZR U class NZR UA class NZR UB class NZR UD class Locomotives of New Zealand McClare 1991, p. 91. Millar...
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    One was reportedly dumped on the Oamaru foreshore. NZR U class NZR UB class NZR UC class NZR UD class Locomotives of New Zealand Palmer & Stewart 1965,...
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    for one of the Uc's when restored in the future. NZR UA class NZR UB class NZR UC class NZR UD class Locomotives of New Zealand Palmer & Stewart 1965...
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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...
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    Richmond Locomotive Works Built Ub371 during purchase by ALCO (ten of the NZR Ub class were built by Baldwin). New Zealand companies: James Davidson & Co, Dunedin...
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    the New Zealand Government Railways, and a large fleet of ex-NZR rolling stock. NZR A class No. 428 approaching Gate 2 on the railway A 428 at Glenmark...
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    The NZR JA class was a class of fifty-one 4-8-2 steam locomotives operated by the New Zealand Railways Department (NZR). The locomotives were built in...
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    Parsons, David. New Zealand Railway Motive Power 2002. Media related to NZR ADK class at Wikimedia Commons Portals: Trains New Zealand Western Australia...
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    ADL class Auckland 1993 – New Zealand Railways Rollingstock List Archived 28 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine Media related to NZR ADL class at Wikimedia...
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    taken out of service for repairs, the remains of a WMR 2-6-2 N, NZR 4-6-0 Ub, and two NZR 2-6-2 Wb tank locomotives and one Wd tank locomotive are in the...
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  • The DQ and QR class were a class of diesel locomotives in New Zealand and Tasmania, Australia. Originally built by Clyde Engineering in the 1960s as Queensland...
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    base. In 1988, Steam Incorporated also acquired two DA class locomotives recently withdrawn by NZR. |} In Addition: J 1211 and KA 942, now of Mainline Steam...
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  • various operators connecting to the national rail network: Similar to the NZR DS class: Drewry 2248/1947 was built for the Ohai Railway Board as their NO 1...
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  • Department (NZR) between 1900 and 1913. During this time, Beattie designed the Q class, the first 4-6-2 (Pacific) steam locomotive class in the world...
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    suitable for shipping, this provided no protection for the railway land. As NZR had withdrawn a number of obsolete steam locomotives and scrap prices were...
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    by the Goldfields Railway, the chassis of P 60, ex-New Zealand Railways (NZR) wagons that were formerly preserved by the Ohai Railway Board Heritage Trust...
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  • passenger express train operated by the New Zealand Railways Department (NZR) between 1949 and 1970. It operated over the almost 590 kilometres (370 mi)...
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    to Wellington and return. This was the first steam excursion to run after NZR lifted their ban on steam traction. In December 1986, an extension was completed...
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    possessing the sole remaining examples of the RM class 88 seater and Wairarapa railcars. Having restored Standard class railcar Rm 31 to mainline standard for use...
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    on New Zealand's railway network. The carriages generally replaced older NZR 56-foot carriages, some of which had been in use for almost 70 years. The...
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    the UC class, although there is one example of each of the UCA and URK wagons preserved. The group also has a number of KP, ZA, and ZL class box wagons...
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    Island between 1898 and 1902. The P class engines were still working the line as late as 1915. The ten UB class locomotives were all allocated to Dunedin...
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  • 0-6-2T steam locomotive, built in 1892. Leased from the Waikato branch of the NZR&LS Tr 164 0-4-0D diesel shunter, built in 1959. Now at F&DSRS in Feilding...
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    and the Great Depression saw the Ua, early Ub, and the sample locomotives scrapped. The later Ub and Uc classes lasted until 1957 - but were scrapped whenever...
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    locomotives, components of locomotives, and withdrawn wagons of various classes were dumped there. Westfield, Auckland Oamaru Beaumont Branxholme Mararoa...
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    brakes to rolling stock and improved signalling. Only the locomotives (UB class) had been fitted with air brakes, with hand-operated brakes in the guard’s...
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