Drewry & Baguley Locomotives & Railcars in New Zealand

Drewry & Baguley Locomotives & Railcars in New Zealand

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“Drewry & Baguley Locomotives & Railcars in New Zealand”. ISBN 978-1-927329-23-8. NZD $20.00. Postage free within NZ.

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““Great value for its modest price … a definitive history of two manufacturers that frankly haven’t had too much press before”. NZ Railfan.

““Provides considerable information … deserves to be part of every rail enthusiast’s library”. NZ Railway Observer.

A4 format, staple bound. 72 pages, 24 of which, including the covers, are in colour

The stories of the 97 diesel or petrol locomotives, 35 diesel railcars, 3 inspection trolleys and 16 conversion kits supplied to New Zealand owners by the Drewry Car Co, EE Baguley Ltd and Baguley-Drewry Ltd between 1912 & 1973. One 1936-built Drewry locomotive remains active with national operator, KiwiRail. Two more, both dating from the mid-1950s remain in industrial service. Many others are preserved, often in working condition. Contains 145 widely-sourced illustrations, 59 in colour and 86 in black & white.

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

ENGLISH ELECTRIC-BUILT LOCOMOTIVES
NZR’s Tr class (70 bhp). Drewry Nos. 2063-2068, 2098, 2101, 2138, 2143-2149.
NZR’s Tr Class (0-6-0). Drewry Nos. 2121-2127.
Ohai Railway Board. Drewry No. 2097.
NZ Refrigerating Co. Drewry No. 2153.

RS&H-BUILT 0-4-0’S
NZR’s Tr Class (153 bhp). Drewry Nos. 2241-2245.
NZ Forest Products. Drewry No. 2366.
NZ State Hydro-Electric. Drewry Nos. 2623, 2624.

GARDNER 8L3-POWERED INDUSTRIALS
Ohai Railway Board. Drewry Nos. 2248, 2585.
Whakatane Board Mills. 2258, 2489.

NZR’s DS-SERIES
NZR’s Ds Class. Drewry Nos. 2253-2256, 2407-2413, 2524-2528.
NZR’s Dsa Class. Drewry Nos. 2414-2433.
NZR’s Dsb class . Drewry Nos. 2471-2480, 2490-2499, 2515-2519.

BAGULEY-BUILT LOCOMOTIVES
Auckland Farmers Freezing Co. Drewry Nos. 2246, 2247.
Kempthorne & Prosser. Drewry No. 2266.
East Coast Farmers Fertiliser. Drewry No. 2507.
Stuart & Chapman. Drewry No. 2584.
NZ Refrigerating Co. Baguley Nos. 3516, 3517.
Wilsons (NZ) Portland Cement. Drewry Nos. 2722, 2730.

BAGULEY-DREWRY LOCOMOTIVES
Downer & Associates. Baguley-Drewry Nos. 3650-3654.
Auckland Farmers Freezing Co. Baguley-Drewry No. 3659.

DREWRY RAILCARS
NZR Rm’s 100-134. Drewry Nos. 2435-2468.

MISCELLANEOUS
Inspection Trolleys. Drewry Nos. 430, 589, 1242.
Standard Railcar conversion kits. Drewry Nos. 2306-2320.
Butler Bros conversion kit. Drewry No. 2384.

PRODUCTION LIST & INDEX