R class...

...well, parts of it 

On 23 March 1907, R 28 was operating the Boat Train between Christchurch and Lyttelton, New Zealand when it over-ran the stop-block on Lyttelton wharf. The driving frame, wheels, and engine fell into the water but as depicted in the picture, the rest of the locomotive stayed on the wharf.

Photograph taken by Albert Percy Godber. Under New Zealand law, copyright expires fifty years after the death of the photographer; Godber died in 1949 and thus the photograph entered the public domain in 1999. In any countries where copyright law may apply, this constitutes fair use on Wikipedia as it is an irreplaceable photograph of R 28's accident. It is also rare, as few images of the R class exist from this era.

Haha = )   very nice = )      sadly r 271 is resting as  a coastal erosion breakwater in Oamaru,   did hear about the story of this r in a nz railway yarns book     but thankyou now does give me some idea 

check this link: steam

 R28 at Reefton:

www.flickr.com/photos/41631621@N05/4377614020/in/set-72157622851793759/

I have a NZMRJ from the late 80's at home that has several articles realted to the R class, along with some plans - I'll check which one.

NZMRJ August 1988

“Modelling the ‘R’ class Single Fairlie” Paul Bentsen

— with reproduction of an Avonside drawing, and a 1:64 plan

— two photos of R273 by WW Stewart and photos of 9MM and Sn3.5 models

“Treasure from the bush” EW Crupmton

— article about ‘preservation’ of R28

“Our Heritage”

— a photo of R32 at Linwood in 1929 by WW Stewart.

thank you

For the old K class, google 'K88 K92' which will lead to a whole stack of info on these locos. I must admit that I prefer K92 to K88, it just looks more 'right' to me.

88 looked good in its first paint job 1980s