Ja 1271 @ Paraparaumu Station

I know nothing about Steam Trains but my son could talk about them all day and often does.

Ja 1271 it seems is ....

Locomotive running number: Ja1271
Designed by: New Zealand Railways
Built at: NZR Hillside workshops, Dunedin
Date built: 1956
Builders number: 394/56
Date entered service: April 1956
Date withdrawn: 16 November 1971 Returned to heritage operation: October 1997
Current condition: Certified by Tranz Rail for main line operation.
Technical details:
Wheel arrgt: 4-8-2
Driving wheel dia: 54 inches
Cylinders: 18 inches Dia. 26 inches Stroke
Valve gear: Baker, 9½ inch dia inside admission piston valves
Working pressure: 200 psi
Weight in working order: 110 tons
Overall length: 67 feet
Tractive effort: 26,520 pounds @ 85% boiler pressure
Fuel: Coal (hand fired)
Capacities: Fuel, 6 tons. Water, 4000 gallons.

Enough .... Here are the photos. All taken with a 70-200 F2.8 on a 20D

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Very nice series with very logical progression from one frame to the next.

I, too, like the story progression very much. My favorite is number 2. It conveys to me the sense of a powerful locomotive. Thanks for adding the details about this engine - as far as steamers are concerned, it seems to be quite a young one.