Download or read book Classifying New Zealand's Locomotives written by Sean Millar and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Zealands present-day national rail operator, KiwiRail, continues to use an alphabetic motive power classification system that dates all the way back to 1876. Classifying New Zealands Locomotives tells the story of this system, explains the derivation of each classification awarded over the past 140 years, and describes the systems ever evolving rules and eccentricities. Approximately 260 photographs are used to illustrate every class of locomotive, railcar and multiple unit, from the earliest, right up to the latest, plus most major variants. Unclassified locomotives are dealt with in brief. 16 pages are devoted to a unique illustrated alphabetical listing of all the classes.