This was one of the Wairarapa class (nicknamed 'tin hares') from 1936 and lasted until shortly after the Rimutaka tunnel was opened in November 1955 when they were replaced by the recently arrived Fiats.
For lots more, get the book New Zealand 1950s Steam in Colour compiled from the Derek Cross collection.
No date -- 1960s? The NSB Class 27a was a series of 17 Norwegian steam locomotives built between 1910 and 1921 by Thunes mekaniske verksted and Hamar Jernstøperi. Designed for express trains on lines with 9-ton axle loads, they operated until 1970 on routes including Kongsvingerbanen and Rørosbanen, with unit 234 preserved at the Norwegian Railway Museum.
"All parcels big and small" In those days railways were in the 'retail business' for piece goods, but have long given that away.
For lots more, get the book Wellington Transport Memories.
A NZH (Noord-Zuid-Hollandsche Stoomtramweg-Maatschappij) "Boedapester" unit which operated between Voorschoten and Leidschendam.
This was rebuilt by the Santa Fe Railway in the early 1970s in its Cleburne shops from an early EMD F-unit. It was sold in 1987 to the Santa Cruz, Big Trees & Pacific Railway (SCBG).
A still from the movie To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
