As a teenager I travelled each day from Te Aroha to Hamilton to school behind steam engines, and this was a common model. It was a freight train with a carriage added, so pretty slow when there were four wheel wagons, but when there were all bogeys, the blokes really opened it up! The carriage would rock as those connecting rods thrashed around! It started in Paeroa, and was known as the "Paeroa Wildcat". True. We were often on the "loop" waiting for more priority trains to pass, as it was only a single track. In winter we'd huddle around the potbelly stove in the Guard's van, as with wagons between us and the engine the steam heating in the carriage could not be connected. The steam engine normally also heated the carriages. While on the loop, we'd pile off and collect lumps of coal for the potbelly.
Among the various locos, sometmes a model "F" was on, which was a smaller and older model with one huge driving wheel each side and taller smokestack. That was a very nice engine, and I'm wondering if any of those are still around..
New Zealand never operated 'singles' where the locomotive had one large driving wheel. They were popular in Europe and the UK for a time (From the beginning of steam passenger railways to the last serially produced locomotives in around 1895.) The GNR Stirling is probably a locomotive you're thinking about. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNR_Stirling_4-2-2 However, the NZR F class was a class of 0-6-0 saddle-tank locomotive, first landing on our shores in 1872. They had six small driving wheels and none more. By the 1950's they were mostly gone, most being scrapped, some being sold into industrial and bush service, and a scant few being retained as shunters, going where heavier engines couldn't. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NZR_F_class
It's sort a brother of K 900. It's undergoing an overhaul at the moment, all going to plan it will be back running in 1-2 years time. And by the looks of it this is on the long straights between Otaki and Waikanae.
So cool, i have great passions for the railways especially the K and KA class steam locomotive, id love to see k900 make a return to the tracks again alongside DA1400
It's a nice thought, but I can't see that ever happening. K 900 is nothing but a cracked rust bucket now, its almost beyond saving. You would need a ridiculous amount of money to restore it. Da 1400 might run again though...
KA 945 is my favorite engine all time
As a teenager I travelled each day from Te Aroha to Hamilton to school behind steam engines, and this was a common model.
It was a freight train with a carriage added, so pretty slow when there were four wheel wagons, but when there were all bogeys, the blokes really opened it up!
The carriage would rock as those connecting rods thrashed around!
It started in Paeroa, and was known as the "Paeroa Wildcat". True.
We were often on the "loop" waiting for more priority trains to pass, as it was only a single track. In winter we'd huddle around the potbelly stove in the Guard's van, as with wagons between us and the engine the steam heating in the carriage could not be connected. The steam engine normally also heated the carriages.
While on the loop, we'd pile off and collect lumps of coal for the potbelly.
Among the various locos, sometmes a model "F" was on, which was a smaller and older model with one huge driving wheel each side and taller smokestack.
That was a very nice engine, and I'm wondering if any of those are still around..
New Zealand never operated 'singles' where the locomotive had one large driving wheel. They were popular in Europe and the UK for a time (From the beginning of steam passenger railways to the last serially produced locomotives in around 1895.)
The GNR Stirling is probably a locomotive you're thinking about.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNR_Stirling_4-2-2
However, the NZR F class was a class of 0-6-0 saddle-tank locomotive, first landing on our shores in 1872. They had six small driving wheels and none more. By the 1950's they were mostly gone, most being scrapped, some being sold into industrial and bush service, and a scant few being retained as shunters, going where heavier engines couldn't.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NZR_F_class
Running sweet and expertly fired.
Was this the express train from Wellington to auckkand ?
KA 900 IS A BEAST
Good chase , she looked to be moving well there
Where abouts was this? And is this the brother of K900.
It's sort a brother of K 900. It's undergoing an overhaul at the moment, all going to plan it will be back running in 1-2 years time. And by the looks of it this is on the long straights between Otaki and Waikanae.
So cool, i have great passions for the railways especially the K and KA class steam locomotive, id love to see k900 make a return to the tracks again alongside DA1400
It's a nice thought, but I can't see that ever happening. K 900 is nothing but a cracked rust bucket now, its almost beyond saving. You would need a ridiculous amount of money to restore it. Da 1400 might run again though...
***** shouldn't it be the same for K900 too, i mean what needs repairing?
Emmanuel Habtegabre Nope it's now stored fully undercover in a shed at the Western Springs Railway over in the other part of Motat.