Wednesday, 15 August 2018

Ka & Kb (Full Streamlining) Pictures

After going through grandfather's photo album on J's & K's I found a few relevant pics handy for detailing I may as well share, rather than keeping them hidden away.
Interestingly the streamlining was removed 1948 - 49 when the A C F I feed water heating apparatus was removed. Kb were built at hillside (not Hutt) and were fitted with a booster two-cylinder auxiliary engine which could be cut in at low speed for starting or heavy grades.

NZR Ka Class

NZR Ka Class

NZR Ka Class

NZR Kb Class

NZR Kb Class

NZR Kb Class

Return loop

Today sees the completion of the lower horse shoe loop, the project took a few months to complete but had to finish a number of side project...