Friday Night Steam

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We're off to New Zealand tonight! Sit back and enjoy a real beauty that was built in 1873!

New Zealand F class
F Class steam locomotive NZR 248 "McCallum Mhor", 0-6-0T type. Godber Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library.[1]
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Neilson & Co. (12); Dübs & Co. (21); Vulcan Foundry (5); Avonside Engine Co. (26); Robert Stephenson and Company (12); Yorkshire Engine Company (11); Black, Hawthorn & Co (1) Total produced 88
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-6-0ST Gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Driver dia. 36 in (0.914 m) Wheelbase 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) Length 23 ft 3 1⁄2 in (7.10 m) Loco weight 19.2 long tons (21.5 short tons; 19.5 t) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 0.95 long tons (1.06 short tons; 0.97 t) Water cap 350 imp gal (1,600 l; 420 US gal) Firebox:  • Firegrate area 9.5 sq ft (0.88 m2) Boiler pressure 130 psi (0.90 MPa) Heating surface 486 sq ft (45.2 m2) Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 10.5 in × 18 in (267 mm × 457 mm)
Performance figures Tractive effort 5,733 lbf (25.50 kN)
Career
Nicknames	Peveril/Edie Ochiltree (13) Meg Merrilies (180) Rob Roy (111) Ada (233) McCallum Mhor (248)
Disposition	15 preserved, remainder scrapped

More info can be found here:


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NZR_F_class

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