The NZR T class was a class of
steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam. It is fuelled by burning combustible material (usually coal, oil or, rarely, wood) to heat water in the locomot ...
used in
New Zealand
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; of the "
Consolidation" type, popular in North America, especially with the narrow gauge
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
The Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad , often shortened to ''Rio Grande'', D&RG or D&RGW, formerly the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, was an American Class I railroad company. The railroad started as a narrow-gauge line running south from De ...
.
History
The Baldwin and
Rogers Rogers may refer to:
Places
Canada
*Rogers Pass (British Columbia)
* Rogers Island (Nunavut)
United States
* Rogers, Arkansas, a city
* Rogers, alternate name of Muroc, California, a former settlement
* Rogers, Indiana, an unincorporated communit ...
locomotives reflected the styling adopted in the 1870s by American builders with elements from the Renaissance Revival and Neo-Baroque architectural styles, and with Islamic e.g. Moorish (from Alhambra) influences. Bold colours and painted decorations were used. Many Baldwin locomotives were in Olive Green ground colour, although the Baldwin
N and
O classes of the 1880s had Tuscan Red ground colour.
[''New Zealand's Early American Locomotives: The Design, Art and Architecture of the K, T and O Class Locomotives Part 2'' by David Fletcher: "New Zealand Railfan", March 2015 pages 33-49: Volume 21 No 2]
In service
Because of its small diameter driving wheels, the T class was typically limited to a speed of .
Withdrawal and disposal
The first T class locomotive was withdrawn in 1922, with the last example withdrawn in 1924. Some managed to survive long enough to be dumped or have components dumped when the NZR started dumping locomotives for embankment protection in 1926.
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{{rail vehicles of New Zealand
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railway locomotives introduced in 1879
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