Locomotive F75

Chronology

25/09/1874 Ordered as one of 25 F class locomotives required landed in New Zealand in 1886/78 financial year. Was in the first batch that went to tender

1875 - Built by the Avonside Engine Company in Bristol, England

1876 - Shipped to New Zealand on the "Desdemona",

8/06/1876 - arrived at Lyttelton

10/09/1876 - Entered service at Christchurch

1877 - Became F75 before the end of 1877

02/1899 - A new Addington Boiler was fitted

09/1925 - Sold to Stuart and Chapman (sawmillers) and inspected at Ross

1945 - Addington Boiler replaced by an A. & G. Price boiler

1955 - Sold to Butler Bros

1966 - stopped work

Ref. New Zealand Steam Locomotives by Official Number. Page 34