NZR F Class F13 Peveril

NZR class F 13 Peveril is a preserved New Zealand Railways F class 0-6-0ST steam locomotive and is the oldest running locomotive in New Zealand and one of the oldest surviving locomotives in New Zealand along with NZR E Class Josephine.

NZR F13 Peveril
Peveril at the Ferrymead Railway
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Neilson & Co Build date 1872
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-6-0 Driver dia. 36 in (914 mm) Wheelbase 10 ft 6 in (3,200 mm) Loco weight 19.2 long tons (21.5 short tons; 19.5 tonnes) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 0.95 long tons (1.06 short tons; 0.97 tonnes) Water cap. 350 imp gal (1,600 L; 420 US gal) Boiler pressure 130 psi (0.90 MPa) Cylinders Two, Outside Cylinder size 10.5 in × 18 in (267 mm × 457 mm)
Performance figures Tractive effort 5,733 lbf (25.50 kN)
Career Operators Ferrymead Railway Restored 1984, 2014 Disposition Preserved

History and service

Peveril was built in 1872 along with four other locomotives in the first batch of locomotives that would become the F class with F13 being one of three prototypes built. Along with the NZR E class they were the first locomotives for the NZR. Originally called Clutha before being renamed Edie Ochiltree it entered service in 1872 as No. 8 of the Otago Railway, it was renumbered F36 in 1877 before receiving its current number F13 and losing its name in 1885. It was then based at Christchurch with sibling locomotive F163 where it saw shunting duty service and in 1958 it was named Peveril and participated in the NZR's centenary celebrations in 1963 before being withdrawn in 1965. It was later donated to Ferrymead in 1967 where it was stored before being put on display in 1973.

It was restored between 1982 and 1984 and was used for passenger services on the railway. Apart from a few cases between 1987 and 1990 and a brief period in 1999, the locomotive has remained at Ferrymead and the Christchurch-Lyttleton area. It was withdrawn from service in the 1990s and remained in storage before being restored to working order in 2014.

References

Bibliography

• Barry, Colin; Brouwer, John; Dash, Colin; Dickenson, Peter; Shalders, Bruce (1988). Cavalcade 125. Ferrymead 125 Committee. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
• Churchman, Geoffrey B; Hurst, Tony (2001) [1990, 1991]. The Railways of New Zealand: A Journey through History (Second ed.). Transpress New Zealand. ISBN 0-908876-20-3.
• Millar, Sean (2011). The NZR Steam Locomotive. Wellington: New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society. ISBN 978-0-908573-89-9.