page_title: NZR JA class
section_title: Preservation
hierarchical_section_title: NZR JA class / Preservation
caption_attribution_description: Waiting at Waiuku Railway Station before returning to Glenbrook Rail Station. JA 1250 was built in 1948 at Hillside Shops 373/49, entered service 06/1949, w/off 16/11/1971 and preserved 1973 at Glenbrook Vintage Railway Main Line Certified. Stored GVR 1973-82)
context_page_description: The NZR Jᴬ class were a type of 4-8-2 steam locomotive used on the New Zealand railway network. The class was built in two batches, the first batch was built at Dunedin's Hillside Workshops between 1946 and 1956 and the second batch by the North British Locomotive Works in 1951. To distinguish between the batches, locomotives are identified by their maker.
  The Jᴬ class was the last class of steam locomotive built both for and by New Zealand Railways. Hillside built Jᴬ 1274 was the last steam locomotive ever built by NZR, and the North British Jᴬs were the last steam locomotives built overseas for the NZR.
  The class had relatively short lives of between 12 and 24 years, as they were replaced by diesel locomotives as part of NZR's dieselisation process. Nine Jᴬs lasted until the end of steam on 26 October 1971.
context_section_description: Six of the Hillside Jᴬs survived to be preserved; by contrast only one North British Jᴬ remains. Additionally, two preserved J class locomotives have North British Jᴬ tenders.
caption: JA 1250 Diana standing at Victoria Ave Station on the Glenbrook Vintage Railway
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