- The correct title of this article is NZR BC class. It appears incorrectly here because of technical restrictions.
| NZR BC class | |
| Power type | Steam |
|---|---|
| Builder | Baldwin Locomotive Works |
| Build date | 1901 |
| Configuration | 2-8-2 |
| Length | 55 ft 7 in |
| Total weight | 71. The Baldwin Locomotive Works was an American builder of Railroad Locomotives It was located in Philadelphia Pennsylvania originally and later The Whyte notation for classifying Steam locomotives by Wheel arrangement was devised by Frederick Methvan Whyte Other classification schemes like In the Whyte notation, a 2-8-2 is a Railroad Steam locomotive that has one Leading axle followed by four powered driving axles and 4 tons |
| Tender capacity | 4. 0 tons of coal 1,660 gallons of water |
| Boiler pressure | 200 lbf/in² |
| Tractive effort | 16,080 lbf |
| Career | Wellington and Manawatu Railway, New Zealand Government Railways |
| Number in class | 1 |
| Number | WMR 17, NZR 463 |
The BC class comprised a single steam locomotive that operated on New Zealand's national rail network. Tractive Effort (abbr TE is the pulling force exerted normally by a Locomotive, though the term could also be used for anything else that pulls a load The Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company ( WMR or W&MR) was a private railway company that operated a line between Thorndon in Wellington, The New Zealand Railways Department, abbreviated as NZR or NZGR (New Zealand Government Railways and often known simply as the "Railways" was a government A steam locomotive is a Locomotive powered by Steam. The term usually refers to its use on Railways but can also refer to a "road locomotive" New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Rail transport in New Zealand consists of a network of gauge ( Cape gauge) Railway lines in both the North and South Islands of New Zealand Built for the Wellington and Manawatu Railway (WMR) and classified simply as No. The Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company ( WMR or W&MR) was a private railway company that operated a line between Thorndon in Wellington, 17, it passed into the ownership of the New Zealand Railways Department (NZR) when the government purchased the WMR in December 1908, and it was then that it acquired the BC classification as BC 463. The New Zealand Railways Department, abbreviated as NZR or NZGR (New Zealand Government Railways and often known simply as the "Railways" was a government
It was ordered in 1901 by the WMR from the Baldwin Locomotive Works. The Baldwin Locomotive Works was an American builder of Railroad Locomotives It was located in Philadelphia Pennsylvania originally and later It entered service on 10 June 1902 and was at the time the most powerful locomotive to operate in the country, and it was the only 2-8-2 "Mikado" to run in New Zealand. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting In the Whyte notation, a 2-8-2 is a Railroad Steam locomotive that has one Leading axle followed by four powered driving axles and
The locomotive was designed to haul trains on the WMR's steep main line between Wellington and Paekakariki, and it proved capable of hauling a 280-ton freight train up the sharp grades. The Wellington and Manawatu Line is an unofficial name for the section of New Zealand 's North Island Main Trunk Railway between Wellington and Palmerston Wellington (ˈwælɪŋtən is the Capital of New Zealand, the country's second largest urban area, the Paekakariki is a town in the Kapiti Coast District in the south-western North Island of New Zealand. It was a Vauclain compound and its trailing truck bore similarities to the Q class, the world's first 4-6-2 "Pacific" type then under construction by Baldwin for NZR. A compound engine unit is a type of Steam engine where steam is expanded in two phases The NZR Q class was an important steam locomotive not only in the history of New Zealand 's Railway network but also in worldwide railways Under the Whyte notation for the classification of Steam locomotives, a 4-6-2 Locomotive has four Leading wheels (generally arranged in a
The locomotive worked the rugged line out of Wellington its entire life. It operated for nearly two decades in NZR's ownership until it was withdrawn on 31 March 1927. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
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