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Wellington and Manawatu Railway Trust

WMR No.9
No. 9 at Paekākāriki, c. 1900.
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderBaldwin Locomotive Works
Build date1891
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-6-2
Gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Wheel diameter4 ft 1 in (1 m)
Loco weight50.8 t (50.0 long tons; 56.0 short tons)
Fuel typeCoal
Boiler pressure140 lbf/in2 (970 kPa)
Cylinder size15 in × 20 in (381 mm × 508 mm)
diameter × stroke
Performance figures
Maximum speed103.6 km/h (64.4 mph)[1]
Power output437 hp (326 kW)
Tractive effort10,260 lbf (45.6 kN)
Career
OperatorsWellington and Manawatu Railway, New Zealand Government Railways
NumbersWMR No.9 later NZR N 453
Retired13 November 1926
Current ownerWellington and Manawatu Railway Trust
DispositionUnder Restoration

The Wellington and Manawatu Railway Trust is a charitable trust based in Wellington, New Zealand, and is actively restoring former Wellington and Manawatu Railway locomotive No.9 (later N 453 under government ownership), to full working order.

  1. ^ On 20 July 1892, then a world record for a train on 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge track

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