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2/06/1873 - F12 Ordered as one of four locomotives for the Winton to Kingston Railway | 2/06/1873 - F12 Ordered as one of four locomotives for the Winton to Kingston Railway | ||
1874 - F12 | 1874 - F12 built by the Yorkshire Engine Company, at the Meadowhall Works, Sheffield, England | ||
17/02/1875 - | 17/02/1875 - F12 most likely the arrived at Bluff on the ship E. P. Bouverie and given Number 12 in the Otago numbering series | ||
1887 - F12 now based in Christchurch | 1887 - F12 now based in Christchurch | ||
1890 - F12 retains its number because it was an Otago numbered loco | |||
1898 - F12 receives a new boiler at Addington Workshops | 1898 - F12 receives a new boiler at Addington Workshops | ||
Latest revision as of 10:29, 14 April 2024
Chronology
2/06/1873 - F12 Ordered as one of four locomotives for the Winton to Kingston Railway
1874 - F12 built by the Yorkshire Engine Company, at the Meadowhall Works, Sheffield, England
17/02/1875 - F12 most likely the arrived at Bluff on the ship E. P. Bouverie and given Number 12 in the Otago numbering series
1887 - F12 now based in Christchurch
1890 - F12 retains its number because it was an Otago numbered loco
1898 - F12 receives a new boiler at Addington Workshops
1910 - F12 is again based at Invercargill
1924 - F12 receives another new Boiler at Addington Workshops (NZR 409)
1940 - F12 is returned to Christchurch District
1957 - F12 Sold to the Waitaki Farmer's Freezing Company at Pukeuri
1968 - F12 saved from scrapping by the Otago and Canterbury Branches of the Railway & Locomotive Societies with the cab and some fittings immediately going for use at the Ocean Beach Railway. The locomotive itself going to Ferrymead as a parts source for both groups.
Ref New Zealand Steam Locomotives by Official Number, page 22