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K-class locomotive

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In the mid-1930s the AB-class Pacifics were superseded on the main trunk by the giant 4-8-4 K-class locomotives – the pinnacle of steam power on New Zealand's railways.

Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: ER. J. Searle Collection, PAColl-0639-19-137
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any reuse of this image.

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K-class locomotive, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/k-class-locomotive, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated


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