The NZR Q class were a pair of 2-4-4T type tank engines built by Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works in New Jersey. They were similar, in appearance, to the earlier K class of the same manufacturer and were purchased by the Rakaia & Ashburton Forks Railway Company for working their newly constructed railway to Methven from Rakaia, which later became the Methven Branch. Q 51 was withdrawn in 1897 while Q 17 lasted until March 1901 with its number used for a UB class locomotive in April.
+ Table of withdrawals Year Quantity inservice atstart of year Quantitywithdrawn Locomotive numbers Notes 1897 1 1 51 1901 2 2 17
See also NZR Q class (1901) NZR K class (1877) Locomotives of New Zealand
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