NZR C class (1930)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	NZR Hillside Workshops, Dunedin (12) ; NZR Hutt Workshops, Lower Hutt (12)
Serial number	253 - 276
Build date	1930 - 1931

NZR C class (1930)
NZR C class (1930)
	C class 2-6-2 steam locomotive, NZR number 859, circa 1931. Godber Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library.
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	NZR Hillside Workshops, Dunedin (12) ; NZR Hutt Workshops, Lower Hutt (12)
Serial number	253 - 276
Build date	1930 - 1931
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-6-2
Gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Driver dia.	45 in (1.1 m)
Length	54 ft 6 in (16.61 m)
Adhesive weight	25.95 long tons (26.37 t; 29.06 short tons)
Loco weight	39.25 long tons (39.88 t; 43.96 short tons)
Tender weight	27.25 long tons (27.69 t; 30.52 short tons)
Total weight	66.50 long tons (67.57 t; 74.48 short tons)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	3.75 long tons (3.81 t; 4.20 short tons)
Water cap.	2,000 imp gal (9,100 L; 2,400 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	24.0 sq ft (2.23 m2)
Boiler pressure	200 psi (1,400 kPa)
Heating surface	724 sq ft (67.3 m2)
Superheater:;
• Heating area	138 sq ft (12.8 m2)
Cylinders	Two
Cylinder size	14 in × 22 in (356 mm × 559 mm)
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	15,330 lbf (68.2 kN)
Number in class
Career
Number in class	24
Numbers	845 - 868
Locale	All of New Zealand
First run	October 1930
Last run	October 1968
Retired	July 1963 - October 1968
Current owner	Silver Stream Railway ; Canterbury Railway Society
Disposition	Withdrawn ; 2 preserved

The NZR C class consisted of twenty-four steam locomotives built to perform shunting duties on New Zealand's national rail network. It is sometimes known as the big C class to differentiate it from the C class of 1873.

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