NZR C class (1930)

NZR C class (1930)
C class 2-6-2 steam locomotive, NZR number 859, circa 1931. Godber Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library.
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderNZR Hillside Workshops, Dunedin (12)
NZR Hutt Workshops, Lower Hutt (12)
Serial number253 - 276
Build date1930 - 1931
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-6-2
Gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Driver dia.45 in (1.1 m)
Length54 ft 6 in (16.61 m)
Adhesive weight25.95 long tons (26.37 t; 29.06 short tons)
Loco weight39.25 long tons (39.88 t; 43.96 short tons)
Tender weight27.25 long tons (27.69 t; 30.52 short tons)
Total weight66.50 long tons (67.57 t; 74.48 short tons)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity3.75 long tons (3.81 t; 4.20 short tons)
Water cap.2,000 imp gal (9,100 L; 2,400 US gal)
Firebox:​
 • Grate area24.0 sq ft (2.23 m2)
Boiler pressure200 psi (1,400 kPa)
Heating surface724 sq ft (67.3 m2)
Superheater:
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 • Heating area138 sq ft (12.8 m2)
CylindersTwo
Cylinder size14 in × 22 in (356 mm × 559 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort15,330 lbf (68.2 kN)
Career
Number in class24
Numbers845 - 868
LocaleAll of New Zealand
First runOctober 1930
Last runOctober 1968
RetiredJuly 1963 - October 1968
Current ownerSilver Stream Railway
Canterbury Railway Society
DispositionWithdrawn
2 preserved

The NZR C class consisted of twenty-four steam locomotives built to perform shunting duties on New Zealand's national rail network. It is sometimes known as the big C class to differentiate it from the C class of 1873.

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