NZR K class (1932)

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-8-4
Gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Driver dia.	54 inches (1.372 m)
Wheelbase	61 ft 10.5 in (18.86 m)
Length	69 ft 8 in (21.23 m)
Width	8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Height	11 ft 6 in (3.51 m)
Adhesive weight	54.25 long tons (55.12 t; 60.76 short tons)
Loco weight	85.6 long tons (87.0 t; 95.9 short tons)
Tender weight	50.0 long tons (50.8 t; 56.0 short tons)
Total weight	135.6 long tons (137.8 t; 151.9 short tons)
Fuel type	Coal (original) ; Oil (converted 1947 - 1953)
Fuel capacity	7.75 long tons (7.87 t; 8.68 short tons) coal ; 1,570 imp gal (7,100 L; 1,890 US gal) oil
Water cap.	5,000 imp gal (23,000 L; 6,000 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	47.7 sq ft (4.4 m2)
Boiler pressure	200 psi (1,379 kPa)
Heating surface	1,933 sq ft (179.6 m2)
Superheater:;
• Heating area	485 sq ft (45.1 m2)
Cylinders	Two
Cylinder size	20 in × 26 in (508 mm × 660 mm)

NZR K class (1932)
NZR K class (1932)
	K class locomotive 925 at Paekākāriki in 1935.
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	NZR Hutt Workshops
Build date	1932 - 1936
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-8-4
Gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Driver dia.	54 inches (1.372 m)
Wheelbase	61 ft 10.5 in (18.86 m)
Length	69 ft 8 in (21.23 m)
Width	8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Height	11 ft 6 in (3.51 m)
Adhesive weight	54.25 long tons (55.12 t; 60.76 short tons)
Loco weight	85.6 long tons (87.0 t; 95.9 short tons)
Tender weight	50.0 long tons (50.8 t; 56.0 short tons)
Total weight	135.6 long tons (137.8 t; 151.9 short tons)
Fuel type	Coal (original) ; Oil (converted 1947 - 1953)
Fuel capacity	7.75 long tons (7.87 t; 8.68 short tons) coal ; 1,570 imp gal (7,100 L; 1,890 US gal) oil
Water cap.	5,000 imp gal (23,000 L; 6,000 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	47.7 sq ft (4.4 m2)
Boiler pressure	200 psi (1,379 kPa)
Heating surface	1,933 sq ft (179.6 m2)
Superheater:;
• Heating area	485 sq ft (45.1 m2)
Cylinders	Two
Cylinder size	20 in × 26 in (508 mm × 660 mm)
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	105 km/h (65 mph)
Tractive effort	30,815 lbf (137.1 kN)
Number in class
Career
Number in class	30
Numbers	900 - 929
First run	1932
Preserved	3
Disposition	Withdrawn, 3 preserved

The NZR K class of 1932 was a class of mixed traffic 4-8-4 steam locomotives built by the New Zealand Railways Department (NZR) that operated on New Zealand's railway network.^[1] The locomotives were developed following the failure of the G class Garratt locomotives. The class should not be confused with the much earlier K class of 1877-78, the first American-built engines to arrive in New Zealand.