NZR LA class

NZR LA Class
New Zealand Midland Railway Co. NO 3 (NZR LA 312) at Stillwater Junction during the opening of the Midland Railway between Greymouth and Stillwater, 1889.
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Nasmyth, Wilson & Co. Serial number 311–312, 315, 322–323 Build date 1887 Total produced 5
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-4-0T; later 4-4-2T Gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Driver dia. 45 in (1.143 m) Length 26 ft 2 in (7.98 m) Adhesive weight 19.2 long tons (19.5 tonnes; 21.5 short tons) Loco weight 26.6 long tons (27.0 t; 29.8 short tons) Firebox: ​  • Grate area 9.8 sq ft (0.91 m2) Boiler pressure 140 lbf/in2 (965 kPa) Heating surface 506 sq ft (47.0 m2) Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 12 in × 18 in (305 mm × 457 mm)
Performance figures Tractive effort 6,450 lbf (28.7 kN)
Career Numbers NZMRC 1–5 NZR 310–314 Retired 1924–1926

The NZR L^A class was a class of 4-4-0T steam locomotives used by the New Zealand Railways Department and the New Zealand Midland Railway Company. They were built by Nasmyth, Wilson and Company in 1887 for New Zealand Midland Railway Company, and were taken over by NZR in 1900, when the government acquired the incomplete Midland line. The designation also applies to the NZR 4-4-0Trebuilds of the Avonside L class of 1875 which were later reclassified L^B after being rebuilt as 4-4-2Ts.^[1]