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K-class locomotive

K-class locomotive

In the mid-1930s the AB-class Pacifics were superseded on the main trunk by the giant 4-8-4 K-class locomotives – the pinnacle of steam power on New Zealand's railways.

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: ER. J. Searle Collection, PAColl-0639-19-137
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David Charles
20 Jun 2011
Hi, I have a bound book "Diagrams and photos of the Principal Power and Rolling Stock Units of the New Zealand Government Railways". It contains pictures of the following Classes; K, J; G; AB; TR; ED; also a brief resumee of the specifications. Signed and dated 1939. Would this be of interest? David Charles

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