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Locomotives of the New Zealand Railways
- Date
- [1901-1940s]
- By
- Sherriff, D J, active 1901-1931; Rockliff, Stanley Arthur, 1909-1963; Stewart, William Walter, 1898-1976
- Reference
- PA1-q-101
- Description
Photographs of locomotives and railcars of New Zealand Railways, including those transferred from private railways, taken and compiled 1900s-1940s by A P Godber. Most locomotive types are also represented by blueprints. Photographers represented include D J Sherriff, S A Rockliff, W W Stewart and New Zealand Railways.
Other Titles - Godber album 108
Other Titles - Godber album 9
Inscriptions: Album page - `Locomotives of the New Zealand Railways', signed `A.P. Godber'
Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).
Physical Description: Photograph album with brown buckram cover; 38 x 27 cm
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Part of
- Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives
- Format
- 1 album(s) Album(s), Photographs, Photograph album with brown buckram cover; 38 x 27 cm
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Train crossing a railway bridge over the Tokomairiro River at Waronui, Clutha District.
Date: Circa 1926
From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives
Reference: PA1-q-101-249-1
Description: View of a train crossing the railway bridge over the Tokomairiro River at Waronui. Photograph taken circa 1926 by Albert Percy Godber. Inscriptions: Album page - Crossing Tokomairiro River. Waronui. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatine print, 155 x 110 mm, mounted to album page
Sentinel-Cammell steam rail car, interior
Date: [ca 1925]
From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives
Reference: PA1-q-101-081-2
Description: Interior of a Sentinel-Cammell steam rail car, circa 1925. Photograph possibly taken by Albert Percy Godber. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).
Steam locomotive 268, P class (2-8-0 type), with original wooden cab
Date: Between 1887 and 1922
From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives
Reference: PA1-q-101-040-1
Description: Steam locomotive 268, P class, type 2-8-0, with original wooden cab, photographed by Albert Percy Godber. For an image of "P" 268 with the original wooden cab see original print in Godber Album Vol 108, p 40 (Pa1-q-101), and glass negative at APG-1149-1/2-G.) Inscriptions: Album page - P. Makers Naysmith, Wilson & Co. Year 1885. No in service 10. Dia driving wheels 41". Bogie wheels 26 1/2". Steam pressure 135 lbs. Coal space 3 tons. Heating surface 858 sq ft. Water space 1400 galls. Cylinders 15" x 20". Total weight 54 tons. \"P\" 268 was built by Nasmyth Wilson (maker's no 272/85) entered service in May 1887 and was written off in March 1922. Built originally with a wooden cab which was later changed to a steel cab. (Information from the 'Register of New Zealand Steam Locomotives 1863-1971' by W G Lloyd, 1974, page 56, and 'Cavalcade of New Zealand locomotives' by A N Palmer & W W Stewart.) See also glass negative at APG-1366-1/4-G Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 152 x 110 mm, mounted to album page
Steam locomotive 449, Wh class
Date: [ca 1909]
From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives
Reference: PA1-q-101-1
Description: Steam locomotive 449, Wh class, type 2-6-2T, built by Manning Wardle. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber, circa 1906. Godber's son William is on the left. F McGowan stands in the centre. Location unknown. This image is a copy made by Godber of the print in his album, Vol 108, p 64 (PA1-q-101). Inscriptions: Album page - top centre - No 449 (No. 4); Album page - bottom centre - Wh. 1884. Written off 1929. Built in 1884 for the Wellington & Manawatu Railway Company (WMR No 4). Number changed to \"Wh\" 449 after New Zealand Railways purchased WMR at the end of 1908. It was written off on the 15th of August 1915, and sold. (Information from the `Register of New Zealand Steam Locomotives 1863-1971' by W G Lloyd, 1974, page 62.) Original glass negative is at APG-1097-1/2-G Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 158 x 106 mm, mounted to album page
Ob Class steam locomotive, WMR 11, 2-8-0 type (later NZR 'Ob' class 455).
Date: [ca 1892]
From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives
Reference: PA1-q-101-038-1
Description: Ob Class steam locomotive, Wellington and Manawatu Railway Co. no 11, 2-8-0 type. Photograph taken at Paekakariki by Albert Percy Godber, circa 1904. Original print at Pa1-q-101 (Godber Album vol 108, p 38). Original print (from which the small print was copied) is at PAColl-D-0692. Ob class locomotive built by Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia for the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company (maker's no 9018/88), as WMR no 11. At the end of 1908 the company was purchased by the Government, and it was renumbered NZR 'Ob' 455. Written off in March 1931. See 'Register of New Zealand steam locomotives, 1863-1971' by W G Lloyd. See also 'Cavalcade of New Zealand locomotives' (1965) by A N Palmer & W W Stewart, in which this image is reproduced on page 90, with the inscription "W.M.R. No 11 at Paekakariki, about 1904. A P Godber (A N P)". Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 165 x 110 mm, mounted to album page
Edison storage battery railcar, RM-6
Date: 1926
From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives
Reference: PA1-q-101-091
Description: Edison storage battery railcar, RM-6. Taken by an unidentified photographer in 1926. More information about this railcar is on the album page opposite this photograph This railcar was burned in 1934. (Information from album page.) Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).
N Class steam locomotive NZR 453, 2-6-2 type - Photograph taken by William Henry Scott ...
Date: [Between 1909 and 1926]
From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives
By: Kinsey, William Henry Scott, 1860-1931
Reference: PA1-q-101-033-2
Description: N Class steam locomotive NZR 453, 2-6-2 type. Photograph taken between 1906 and 1929 by W H Kinsey. N class locomotive built by Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia for the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company (maker's no 12104/91), as WMR no 9. At the end of 1908 the company was purchased by the Government, and it was renumbered NZR 'N453'. Written off in November 1926. See 'Register of New Zealand steam locomotives, 1863-1971' by W G Lloyd, and 'Cavalcade of New Zealand locomotives' by A N Palmer & W W Stewart. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Gelatin silver print 7.7 x 10.6 cm, mounted on album page
Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company steam locomotive W.M.Ry.Co 15, later New Zealan...
Date: 1908
From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives
Reference: PA1-q-101-034
Description: Steam locomotive W.M.R. 15, at Paekakariki circa 1908. Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber. Inscriptions: Album page - top centre - No 460; Album page - bottom centre - 1897. Written off 1929.; Album page - centre left - Na. Built in 1897 by Baldwin (maker's no. 15054/96) for the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company. Became \"Na\" Class 460 when New Zealand Railways took over the company at the end of 1908. Written off in July 1929. See \"Cavalcade of New Zealand locomotives\" by A N Palmer and W W Stewart (1965, p 93), in which this image is reproduced with the legend \"W.M.R. No. 15, seen at Paekakariki, about 1908. A.P. Godber (A.T.L.)\". See original glass negative at APG-0282-1/2-G Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 154 x 105 mm, mounted to album page