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NZR F Class F13 Peveril

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NZR F13 Peveril
Peveril at the Ferrymead Railway
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderNeilson & Co
Build date1872
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-6-0
Driver dia.36 in (914 mm)
Wheelbase10 ft 6 in (3,200 mm)
Loco weight19.2 long tons (21.5 short tons; 19.5 tonnes)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity0.95 long tons (1.06 short tons; 0.97 tonnes)
Water cap.350 imp gal (1,600 L; 420 US gal)
Boiler pressure130 psi (0.90 MPa)
CylindersTwo, Outside
Cylinder size10.5 in × 18 in (267 mm × 457 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort5,733 lbf (25.50 kN)
Career
OperatorsFerrymead Railway
Restored1984, 2014
DispositionPreserved

NZR class F 13 Peveril is a preserved New Zealand Railways F class 0-6-0ST steam locomotive and is the oldest running locomotive in New Zealand and one of the oldest surviving locomotives in New Zealand along with NZR E Class Josephine.[1]

History and service

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Peveril was built in 1872 along with four other locomotives in the first batch of locomotives that would become the F class with F13 being one of three prototypes built. Along with the NZR E class they were the first locomotives for the NZR.[2] Originally called Clutha before being renamed Edie Ochiltree it entered service in 1872 as No. 8 of the Otago Railway, it was renumbered F36 in 1877 before receiving its current number F13 and losing its name in 1885. It was then based at Christchurch with sibling locomotive F163 where it saw shunting duty service and in 1958 it was named Peveril and participated in the NZR's centenary celebrations in 1963 before being withdrawn in 1965. It was later donated to Ferrymead in 1967 where it was stored before being put on display in 1973.

It was restored between 1982 and 1984 and was used for passenger services on the railway. Apart from a few cases between 1987 and 1990 and a brief period in 1999,[3] the locomotive has remained at Ferrymead and the Christchurch-Lyttleton area. It was withdrawn from service in the 1990s and remained in storage before being restored to working order in 2014.

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ "Steam Locomotive 'Peveril' Celebrates 150 Years Of Service | Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz.
  2. ^ Cavalcade125 1988, p. 4.
  3. ^ "Steam Locomotives". www.trainweb.org.

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