The NZR W
G class was a development of the preceding W
F class of all purpose tank locomotive. Later in their careers most (14) were rebuilt as
WW class. The locomotives were designed by
A. L. Beattie, who described them as a "large tank locomotive."
In service
The locomotives were used on suburban trains in Wellington and Auckland.
Rimutaka Incline
WG 480 was built by New Zealand Railways at
Hillside (maker's no 104/10), went into service in October 1910. It was altered for use on the
Rimutaka Incline
The Rimutaka Incline was a , gauge railway line on an average grade of 1-in-15 using the Fell system between Summit and Cross Creek stations on the Wairarapa side of the original Wairarapa Line in the Wairarapa district of New Zealand. The ...
to assist the "Fell" locomotives cope with the military traffic to and from the
New Zealand Expeditionary Forces training camp at Featherston. The cowcatchers were altered to clear the high Fell centre rail, and it had an acetylene headlamp arranged to follow the alignment of the track on curves. Written off in June 1969, and preserved at
Glenbrook.
Withdrawals
All of the locomotives were withdrawn by 1956.
See also
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NZR W class
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NZR WA class
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NZR WB class
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NZR WD class
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NZR WE class
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NZR WF class
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NZR WW class
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NZR WS / WAB class
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Locomotives of New Zealand
Locomotives of New Zealand is a complete list of all locomotive classes that operate or have operated in New Zealand's railway network. It does not include locomotives used on bush tramways.
All New Zealand's main-line locomotives run on a na ...
References
Bibliography
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WG class
Scrapped locomotives
Railway locomotives introduced in 1910
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