NEW LOCOMOTIVES
FOB USE IN NORTH ISLAND
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WELLINGTON, March 31
Four new “K” locomotives, built at the Hutt Railway Shops, a'’e out on the road, and it is officially stated that they are meeting admirably the requirements for which they were constructed. There is no curtailment in the construction programme, and one engine will be turned out every six weeks. When replacements have been completed bigger trains and heavier loads in goods trains will be the rule, and it also is anticipated that there will bo farter trips. vAll of the “K” engines are to be absorbed on North Island lines, and where they replace “Q.S.” the next heaviest type, the latter will be sent to South Island lines.
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Hokitika Guardian, 3 April 1933, Page 7
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123NEW LOCOMOTIVES Hokitika Guardian, 3 April 1933, Page 7
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