Wellington and Manawatu Railway Trust

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-6-2
Gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Wheel diameter	4 ft 1 in (1 m)
Loco weight	50.8 t (50.0 long tons; 56.0 short tons)
Fuel type	Coal
Boiler pressure	140 lbf/in2 (970 kPa)
Cylinder size	15 in × 20 in (381 mm × 508 mm); diameter × stroke

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Baldwin Locomotive Works
Build date	1891

WMR No.9
WMR No.9
	No. 9 at Paekākāriki, c. 1900.
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Baldwin Locomotive Works
Build date	1891
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-6-2
Gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Wheel diameter	4 ft 1 in (1 m)
Loco weight	50.8 t (50.0 long tons; 56.0 short tons)
Fuel type	Coal
Boiler pressure	140 lbf/in2 (970 kPa)
Cylinder size	15 in × 20 in (381 mm × 508 mm); diameter × stroke
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	103.6 km/h (64.4 mph)
Power output	437 hp (326 kW)
Tractive effort	10,260 lbf (45.6 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	Wellington and Manawatu Railway, New Zealand Government Railways
Numbers	WMR No.9 later NZR N 453
Retired	13 November 1926
Current owner	Wellington and Manawatu Railway Trust
Disposition	Under 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.