IMAGE
V Class steam locomotive, Wellington and Manawatu Railway Co. no 6 (later NZR "V" 450)
- Date
- Ca 1905
- Reference
- APG-0290-1/2-G
- Description
V Class steam locomotive, WMR 6, taken ca 1905 by Albert Percy Godber, at Paekakariki.
An original print of this negative is at PA1-q-101 (Godber album vol 108, page 52), with the caption "No 450" below the print, and the caption "1885. Written off 1923." written below the print. This image is reproduced in "Cavalcade of New Zealand locomotives" by A N Palmer & W W Stewart (p 89).
The Wellington and Manawatu Railway Co. locomotive no 6 was a "V" class engine (2-6-2 type) was built by Nasmyth, Wilson & Co., Manchester (maker's no 282/85) in 1885. In 1908, when the Manawatu Railway was acquired by the Government, this locomotive was renumbered NZR "V" 450. See "Register of New Zealand Railways steam locomotives" by W G Lloyd; and "Cavalcade of New Zealand steam locomotives" by A N Palmer & W W Stewart (p 89) in which this image is reproduced, with information about date and location.
Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives
- Format
- 1 b&w original negative(s), Negatives, Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches, Orientation: Horizontal image
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V Class steam locomotive, Wellington and Manawatu Railway Co. no 6 (later NZR "V" 450). Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives. Ref: APG-0290-1/2-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22909752More information can be found in our terms of use.