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New Zealand Railways class F

No. 223 with staff and the photographer's son around 1908

The NZR class F was a 0-6-0 saddle tank locomotive built for mixed traffic between 1872 and 1888. A total of 88 locomotives were built by several British manufacturers: 26 by Avonside, 21 by Dübs, twelve by Neilson, a...

New Zealand Railways class FRemove
Variant
as built
Built 1872-1888
Manufacturers Neilson & Co.;Dübs & Co.;Vulcan Foundry;Avonside;Robert Stephenson & Co.;Yorkshire Engine Co.;Black, Hawthorn & Co.
Wheel arrangement C st
Gauge 1067 mm
Length 7099 mm
Service mass 19508 kg
Top speed 69 km/h
Power
Engine

General

Property New Zealand Railways class F
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Built 1872-1888
Manufacturers Neilson & Co., Dübs & Co., Vulcan Foundry, Avonside, Robert Stephenson & Co., Yorkshire Engine Co., Black, Hawthorn & Co.
Wheel arrangement 0-6-0ST (Six-coupled)
Gauge 1,067 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property New Zealand Railways class F
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Length 7.10 m
Wheelbase 3.18 m
Service mass 19.5 t
Adhesion mass 19.5 t
Rigid wheelbase 3.18 m
Axle load 6.5 t
Water capacity 1,590 l
Fuel capacity 1 t (coal)

Boiler

Property New Zealand Railways class F
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Grate area 0.883 m²
Evaporative heating surface 45.197 m²
Total heating surface 45.2 m²

Power plant

Property New Zealand Railways class F
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Driver diameter 927 mm
Boiler pressure 9 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 267 x 457 mm

Power

Property New Zealand Railways class F
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Power source steam
Estimated power 130 kW (177 PS)
Top speed 69 km/h
Starting effort 26.7 kN

Calculated values

Property New Zealand Railways class F
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 7.16
Optimal speed 31 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 6.7 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.00
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 12.35
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 51.19
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