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72-624: A larger diameter than the B and B locomotives they were capable of generating more power to haul heavier trains. The most visible difference however was the roundtop firebox in place of the preceding classes Belpaire design. The B class could haul up to 700 long tons (710 t; 780 short tons) of freight on a level railway line, though they were limited to a top speed of around 40 mph (64 km/h). The B class did not solely haul freight trains. They were also utilised to haul passenger trains, generally, on branch lines where light track meant trains could not be operated at speeds unattainable for
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96-585: A small lodging establishment Dobol B TV ('Double B TV'), a Philippines news program Les B.B. , a Canadian band Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title BB . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=BB&oldid=1258178440 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
108-519: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Misplaced Pages disambig or set index box parameter needs fixing BB">BB The requested page title contains unsupported characters : ">". Return to Main Page . NZR BB class The NZR B class of steam locomotives comprised 30 engines operated by the New Zealand Railways (NZR) in
120-496: The K class were hauling heavy trains that the C class and other shunting locomotives at yards and depots simply could not handle. Accordingly, ten members of the B class were modified to perform shunting duties between 1932 and 1938, and they successfully took on the heaviest of roles. Most B locomotives survived into the 1960s. In later years they were concentrated at the yards in Auckland , Frankton and Palmerston North . In
132-578: The North Island of New Zealand . Ordered to replace smaller locomotives of several classes in the North Island, they were similar in design and appearance to the preceding B and B classes. The first B class locomotive entered service in February 1915, with the last to commence operations doing so on 8 March 1917. All were built by A & G Price Ltd of Thames, New Zealand , and as their cylinders had
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#1732851698360144-461: The B class. These trains included services for miners working in coal mines along branches in the Waikato region (e.g. Glen Massey Branch ). However, they arrived at the same time as the A class Pacific, and as these proved equally adept at hauling freight trains of similar tonnage they were proliferated while no further B types were ordered. In the latter days of steam, powerful locomotives such as
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