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560:Introduction
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513:1 preserved
447:North Island
393:11,000
383:12,550
347:(199 - 202)
282:(1,100
15:
1731:AK carriage
666:Featherston
511:5 scrapped
488:1981 - 1989
480:One (H 199)
387:(55.8
352:(203 - 204)
304:Four total
220:(40.4
213:Loco weight
200:(32.9
21:NZR H class
1806:Categories
1455:F (inc. F)
1201:Wellington
1039:DH of 1978
1009:(on order)
807:2 December
688:References
606:After the
602:Withdrawal
472:March 1956
401:) adhesion
391:) driving
345:Stephenson
340:Valve gear
251:Water cap.
226:short tons
206:short tons
89:Build date
47:Power type
1580:Q of 1901
1575:Q of 1878
1570:P of 1885
1565:P of 1876
1500:K of 1932
1495:K of 1877
1480:J of 1939
1475:J of 1874
1460:G of 1874
1445:E of 1906
1435:D of 1929
1430:D of 1874
1425:C of 1930
1420:C of 1873
1400:B of 1899
1395:B of 1874
1375:A of 1873
1116:E of 1923
1013:DQ and QR
771:0028-8624
693:Citations
477:Preserved
453:First run
443:Wairarapa
430:199 – 204
397:(49
300:Cylinders
278:160
233:Fuel type
218:long tons
198:long tons
164:Wheelbase
92:1875 (4)
1261:RM class
1253:Railcars
1231:Auckland
955:Mainline
784:Lea 2000
733:15 March
631:scrapped
550:gradient
536:used by
493:Scrapped
485:Restored
461:Last run
326:12
316:14
262:
259:Firebox:
116:
94:1886 (2)
72:Scotland
1146:Battery
761:(2/3).
530:H class
469:Retired
427:Numbers
224:; 44.6
204:; 36.3
63:England
55:Builder
1348:Others
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577:Design
435:Locale
414:Career
173:Length
128:0-4-2T
1027:Shunt
216:39.8
196:32.4
181:Width
135:Gauge
123:Whyte
50:Steam
879:ISBN
856:ISBN
833:ISBN
809:2010
767:ISSN
735:2019
525:The
496:1956
456:1878
237:Coal
65:(4)
1069:DSJ
1064:DSG
1059:DSC
1054:DSB
1049:DSA
528:NZR
395:lbf
385:lbf
350:Joy
284:kPa
280:psi
74:(2)
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1074:TR
1044:DS
1034:DE
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1002:DL
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