# NZR WA class > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/NZR_WA_class > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/NZR_WA_class.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NZR_WA_class > Source revision: 1288283762 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) NZR WA class Wa165 on Gisborne City Vintage Railway Type and origin Power type Steam Builder NZR Addington Workshops, Hillside Workshops Build date 1892-1903 Specifications Configuration: ​ • Whyte 2-6-2T Gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Wheel diameter 39.75 in (1.010 m) 42.5 in (1.080 m) on rebuilt locos Wheelbase 22 ft 3 in (6.78 m) Length 29 ft 8 in (9.04 m) Adhesive weight 26.2 long tons (26.6 t; 29.3 short tons) Loco weight 37.2 long tons (37.8 t; 41.7 short tons) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 2 long tons (2.0 t; 2.2 short tons) Water cap. 950 imp gal (4,300 L; 1,140 US gal) Firebox: ​ • Grate area 12.0 sq ft (1.11 m2) 11 sq ft (1.0 m2) (nos 120, 262) Boiler pressure 170 psi (1,172 kPa) 160 psi (1,103 kPa) (nos 120, 262) Heating surface 738 sq ft (68.6 m2) 556 sq ft (51.7 m2) (nos 120, 262) Cylinders Two Cylinder size 14 in × 20 in (356 mm × 508 mm) Performance figures Tractive effort 13,420 lbf (59.7 kN) 11,810 lbf (52.5 kN) (rebuilt locos) Career Number in class 15 (11 new, 4 rebuilt) Locale All of New Zealand First run 1892 Retired 1929-1962 Scrapped 1962 Current owner Gisborne City Vintage Railway (1) Disposition Withdrawn, 1 preserved The **NZR WA class** locomotives were a class of [tank locomotive](/source/Tank_locomotive) built by [New Zealand Railways](/source/New_Zealand_Railways_Department) (NZR). Eleven were built at NZR's own [Addington Workshops](/source/Addington_Workshops) in Christchurch and [Hillside Workshops](/source/Hillside_Workshops) in Dunedin. Four more were converted from old [J class 2-6-0](/source/NZR_J_class_(1874)) locomotives.[1][2][3] Three were fitted with brakes to assist descent on the [Fell-operated](/source/Fell_mountain_railway_system) [Rewanui](/source/Rewanui_Branch) and [Roa](/source/Blackball_Branch) inclines on the South Island's [West Coast Region](/source/West_Coast_Region). These were among the last in use. ## Preservation Only one WA class has been preserved, number 165. The locomotive was restored by [Gisborne City Vintage Railway](/source/Gisborne_City_Vintage_Railway) in 2000.[4] ## See also - [NZR W class](/source/NZR_W_class) - [NZR WB class](/source/NZR_WB_class) - [NZR WD class](/source/NZR_WD_class) - [NZR WE class](/source/NZR_WE_class) - [NZR WF class](/source/NZR_WF_class) - [NZR WG class](/source/NZR_WG_class) - [NZR WW class](/source/NZR_WW_class) - [NZR WS / WAB class](/source/NZR_WAB_class) - [Locomotives of New Zealand](/source/Locomotives_of_New_Zealand) ## References ### Citations 1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPalmerStewart196535_1-0)** [Palmer & Stewart 1965](#CITEREFPalmerStewart1965), p. 35. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELloyd197450–109_2-0)** [Lloyd 1974](#CITEREFLloyd1974), p. 50–109. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEStewart1974141_3-0)** [Stewart 1974](#CITEREFStewart1974), p. 141. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-history_4-0)** ["Gisborne City Vintage Railway - History"](http://www.gcvr.org.nz/about/history.asp). ### Bibliography - Lloyd, W. G. (1974). *Register of New Zealand Railways Steam Locomotives 1863-1971* (2nd ed.). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-9582072-1-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9582072-1-6). - Stewart, W. W. (1974). *When Steam was King*. Wellington: [A. H. & A. W. Reed Ltd](/source/Reed_Publishing). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-589-00382-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-589-00382-1). - Palmer, A. N.; Stewart, W. W. (1965). *Cavalcade of New Zealand Locomotives*. Wellington: [A H. & A W. Reed](/source/Reed_Publishing). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-207-94500-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-207-94500-7). v t e Rail vehicles of New Zealand Diesel locomotives Mainline DA (inc. DAA, DAR) DB (inc. DBR) DC (inc. DCP) DF (English Electric) DF (General Motors) inc. DFT, DFB, DFM DG (inc. DH of 1956) DI DJ DL DM DQ and QR DX (inc. DXB, DXC, DXR) Shunt DE DH of 1978 DS DSA DSB DSC DSG DSH (on order) DSJ TR Electric locomotives 1500 V DC EA (later EO of 1968) EC ED EO of 1923 EW 25 kV AC EF Battery E EB Diesel multiple units ADK/ADB class diesel multiple unit ADL/ADC class diesel multiple unit Electric multiple units 1500 V DC (Wellington) "English Electric" DM (inc. D trailers) "Ganz Mavag" EM (inc. ET trailers) "Matangi" FP (inc. FT trailers) "Tūhono" BEMU (on order) 25 kV AC (Auckland) AM (inc. AMP, AMT, AMA) Railcars RM class 88 seater (also known as Fiats or twinsets) Clayton steam railcar Edison battery-electric railcar Red Terror railcar Midland railcar Leyland experimental petrol railcar McEwan Pratt petrol railcar Model T Ford railcar Sentinel-Cammell steam railcar Silver Fern railcar Standard railcar Thomas Transmission railcar Vulcan railcar Wairarapa railcar Westinghouse railcar Others A 88 Buckhurst petrol carriage Steam locomotives A of 1873 A of 1906 (inc. 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