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New Zealand Railways class W[h]F[/h]

No. 842 around 1928

When the NZR needed new locomotives für suburban service, initial plans to rebuild the 2-6-2 class V into tank locomotives were skipped in favor of the new build of the class W[h]F[/h]. These were 2-6-4T tank locomoti...

New Zealand Railways class W[h]F[/h]Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1904-1909, 1928
Manufacturers Addington;Hillside;A & G Price
Wheel arrangement 1C2 t
Gauge 1067 mm
Length 10414 mm
Service mass 44401 kg
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General

Property New Zealand Railways class W[h]F[/h]
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Built 1904-1909, 1928
Manufacturers Addington, Hillside, A & G Price
Wheel arrangement 2-6-4T (Adriatic)
Gauge 1,067 mm

Dimensions and weights

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Length 10.41 m
Wheelbase 8.23 m
Service mass 44.4 t
Adhesion mass 27.3 t
Rigid wheelbase 3.05 m
Axle load 9.4 t
Water capacity 4,319 l
Fuel capacity 2.2 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 1.431 m²
Evaporative heating surface 67.726 m²
Total heating surface 67.7 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 1,143 mm
Boiler pressure 13.8 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 356 x 559 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 373 kW (507 PS)
Starting effort 72.5 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.70
Optimal speed 32 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 8.4 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.62
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 22.35
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 47.33
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