NZR WB class

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-6-2T
Gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Driver dia.	39.75 in (1.010 m)
Length	32 ft 9 in (9.98 m)
Adhesive weight	29.5 long tons (30.0 t; 33.0 short tons)
Loco weight	40.7 t (40.1 long tons; 44.9 short tons)
Fuel type	Coal
Firebox:
• Grate area	17.3 sq ft (1.61 m2)
Boiler pressure	170 psi (1,172 kPa)
Heating surface	830 sq ft (77 m2)
Cylinder size	14 in × 20 in (356 mm × 508 mm)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Baldwin Locomotive Works
Serial number	16166–16177 (not in road number order)
Build date	1898
Total produced	12

NZR W^B class
NZR WB class
	WB class no 298
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Baldwin Locomotive Works
Serial number	16166–16177 (not in road number order)
Build date	1898
Total produced	12
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-6-2T
Gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Driver dia.	39.75 in (1.010 m)
Length	32 ft 9 in (9.98 m)
Adhesive weight	29.5 long tons (30.0 t; 33.0 short tons)
Loco weight	40.7 t (40.1 long tons; 44.9 short tons)
Fuel type	Coal
Firebox:
• Grate area	17.3 sq ft (1.61 m2)
Boiler pressure	170 psi (1,172 kPa)
Heating surface	830 sq ft (77 m2)
Cylinder size	14 in × 20 in (356 mm × 508 mm)
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	13,420 lbf (59.7 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	New Zealand Railways
Numbers	290–301
Locale	Wanganui, Napier
First run	1899
Retired	1935–1950

The NZR W^B class was a class of tank locomotives that operated in New Zealand. Built in 1898 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works, the twelve members of the class entered service during the first five months of 1899. Eight were withdrawn by the end of 1935, while four others survived with new boilers until the mid-1950s.