NZR KB class
The NZR KB class of 1939 was a class of six mixed traffic steam locomotives built for New Zealand Railways Department (NZR), that operated on New Zealand's railway network. After the success of the K class, the KB class were built to meet the increasing traffic demands on the Midland Line in the South Island. The locomotives had a wheel arrangement of 4-8-4 and first appeared with distinctive streamlining, mainly to hide their ACFI feedwater systems.
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NZR KB class
The NZR KB class of 1939 was a class of six mixed traffic steam locomotives built for New Zealand Railways Department (NZR), that operated on New Zealand's railway network. After the success of the K class, the KB class were built to meet the increasing traffic demands on the Midland Line in the South Island. The locomotives had a wheel arrangement of 4-8-4 and first appeared with distinctive streamlining, mainly to hide their ACFI feedwater systems.
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The NZR KB class of 1939 was a ...... their ACFI feedwater systems.
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KB class 4-8-4 steam locomotiv ...... n, Alexander Turnbull Library.
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Withdrawn; 1 preserved
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South Island of New Zealand, mainly the Midland line
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NZR KB class
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The NZR KB class of 1939 was a ...... their ACFI feedwater systems.
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