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New Zealand Locomotive Performance Pt 3
New Zealand Locomotive Performance Pt 3
*Ab_Class


News and Comment
News and Comment
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Locomotive Notes
Locomotive Notes
*The following were sold to Tasmanian Railways in 1939
*The following were sold to Tasmanian Railways in 1939
**Loco Wf381
**Loco_Wf381
**Loco Wf385
**Loco_Wf385
**Loco Wf436
**Loco_Wf436
**Loco Wf437
**Loco_Wf437


*The following were sold to Tasmanian Railways in 1944
*The following were sold to Tasmanian Railways in 1944
**Loco Wf392
**Loco_Wf392
**Loco Wf405
**Loco_Wf405
**Loco Wf431
**Loco-Wf431
**Loco Wf434
**Loco_Wf434


*Loco K953, the 29<sup>th</sup> of its class has just entered service
*Loco_K953, the 29<sup>th</sup> of its class has just entered service
*Of the four B class locomotives, three have now been converted to We class for use on the Rewanui Incline
*Of the four B class locomotives, three have now been converted to We class for use on the Rewanui Incline
**Loco B198 converted in 1902, renumbered and classified to loco We376 in 1942
**Loco_B198 converted in 1902, renumbered and classified to loco We376 in 1942
**Loco B308 not converted
**Loco_B308 not converted
**Loco B309 converted in 1943 and renumbered and classified to Loco We375
**Loco_B309 converted in 1943 and renumbered and classified to Loco We375
**Loco B377 converted and renumbered in 1902, reclassified to Loco We377 in 1943
**Loco_B377 converted and renumbered in 1902, reclassified to Loco We377 in 1943


*Over 30 of the 56 A class 'Pacifics' have been converted from 4 cylinder compound to 2 cylinder simple propulsion
*Over 30 of the 56 A_class 'Pacifics' have been converted from 4 cylinder compound to 2 cylinder simple propulsion


Model Railway Jottings
Model Railway Jottings

Revision as of 20:29, 25 April 2023

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Full Name: Observer

Issue Number: 4

Issue Date: August 1944

Volume and Number: 1/4

Pages: 8

Page Range:

Cover Image: n.a.


CONTENTS

New Zealand Express Train Services in 1943

New Zealand Locomotive Performance Pt 3

  • Ab_Class

News and Comment

  • Railway Construction in the Hutt Valley
  • Interest in Tramways sought

Locomotive Notes

  • The following were sold to Tasmanian Railways in 1939
    • Loco_Wf381
    • Loco_Wf385
    • Loco_Wf436
    • Loco_Wf437
  • The following were sold to Tasmanian Railways in 1944
    • Loco_Wf392
    • Loco_Wf405
    • Loco-Wf431
    • Loco_Wf434
  • Loco_K953, the 29th of its class has just entered service
  • Of the four B class locomotives, three have now been converted to We class for use on the Rewanui Incline
    • Loco_B198 converted in 1902, renumbered and classified to loco We376 in 1942
    • Loco_B308 not converted
    • Loco_B309 converted in 1943 and renumbered and classified to Loco We375
    • Loco_B377 converted and renumbered in 1902, reclassified to Loco We377 in 1943
  • Over 30 of the 56 A_class 'Pacifics' have been converted from 4 cylinder compound to 2 cylinder simple propulsion

Model Railway Jottings