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G-class Destroyers (1944)
G class or Class G may refer to: Railways * NZR G class (1928), a type of steam locomotive used in New Zealand * Tasmanian Government Railways G class, a class of 0-4-2T steam locomotive used in Australia * V/Line G class, a class of diesel-electric locomotives * SECR G class, a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives * Two types of diesel locomotives used by Córas Iompair Éireann: ** CIÉ 601 Class ** CIÉ 611 Class * Australian Standard Garratt * Metropolitan Railway G Class, a class of 0-6-4T steam locomotives * Victorian Railways G class, a class of narrow gauge locomotives * G-class Melbourne tram * G-class Sydney tram * WAGR G class, a class of 2-6-0 steam locomotives operated by the Western Australian Government Railways Ships * G-class destroyer (other), several classes of ships * G-class frigate, one of the frigate classes of the Turkish Navy * G-class landing craft, a vessel in use by the Finnish Navy and the Swedish Navy * G-class submarine (other), seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NZR G Class (1928)
The NZR G class was a type of Garratt locomotives used in New Zealand, later rebuilt as Pacific (locomotive), Pacific type locomotives. They were the only Garratt type steam locomotives ever used by the New Zealand Railways Department, New Zealand Railways (NZR). They were ordered to deal with traffic growth over the Grade (slope), heavy gradients of the North Island Main Trunk (NIMT) and to do away with the use of banking engines on steep grades. They were one of the few Garratt designs to employ six cylinders. A mechanical stoker was used to feed coal into the locomotive. The locomotives lasted longer in rebuilt form as standard Pacific locomotives than they did as Garratts, but their numerous mechanical issues lead to their final withdrawal following a union ban on their use in 1956. Introduction About 1913, the General Manager E. H. Hiley considered the importing of ten articulated Garratt engines and ten Pacifics. With the success of the NZR AB class, AB class and NZR WAB c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |