NZR J class (1874)

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-6-0
• UIC	1'C
Gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Driver dia.	42 in (1.067 m)
Length	41 ft 0+1⁄2 in (12.51 m)
Adhesive weight	17.5 long tons (17.8 t; 19.6 short tons)
Loco weight	21.0 long tons (21.3 t; 23.5 short tons)
Tender weight	17.0 long tons (17.3 t; 19.0 short tons)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	3.0 long tons (3.0 t; 3.4 short tons)
Water cap.	1,150 imperial gallons (5,200 L; 1,380 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	12 sq ft (1.1 m2)
Boiler pressure	130 psi (0.90 MPa)
Heating surface	683 sq ft (63.5 m2)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	14 in × 20 in (356 mm × 508 mm)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Avonside Engine Co. (6),; Neilson & Co. (5),; Robert Stephenson & Co. (5),; Dübs & Co. (4),; Vulcan Foundry (13)
Serial number	Avonside 1038–1043;; Dübs 1212–1215;; Neilson 2060–264;; RS 2367–2361;; VF 998–1009, 1076
Build date	1874 (6), 1879 (10), 1883 (12), 1884 (1)
Total produced	33

NZR J class
NZR J class
	J class steam locomotive, NZR 118, 2-6-0 type at Petone Workshops circa 1924. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand.
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Avonside Engine Co. (6),; Neilson & Co. (5),; Robert Stephenson & Co. (5),; Dübs & Co. (4),; Vulcan Foundry (13)
Serial number	Avonside 1038–1043;; Dübs 1212–1215;; Neilson 2060–264;; RS 2367–2361;; VF 998–1009, 1076
Build date	1874 (6), 1879 (10), 1883 (12), 1884 (1)
Total produced	33
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-6-0
• UIC	1'C
Gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Driver dia.	42 in (1.067 m)
Length	41 ft 0+1⁄2 in (12.51 m)
Adhesive weight	17.5 long tons (17.8 t; 19.6 short tons)
Loco weight	21.0 long tons (21.3 t; 23.5 short tons)
Tender weight	17.0 long tons (17.3 t; 19.0 short tons)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	3.0 long tons (3.0 t; 3.4 short tons)
Water cap.	1,150 imperial gallons (5,200 L; 1,380 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	12 sq ft (1.1 m2)
Boiler pressure	130 psi (0.90 MPa)
Heating surface	683 sq ft (63.5 m2)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	14 in × 20 in (356 mm × 508 mm)
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	9,707 lbf (43.18 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	New Zealand Government Railways
Class	J
Withdrawn	1919–1935
Disposition	1 lost at sea during delivery, 4 rebuilt to WA class, remainder dumped

The NZR J class were steam locomotives with the wheel arrangement of 2-6-0 that were built in 1874 to operate on the New Zealand Railways (NZR). The J class was the first class of locomotive in New Zealand to have a tender; all previous classes were tank engines.