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Amazing Survivor

K class 2-4-2 88 at the Plains Railway,Ashburton NZ.

The engine was built by Rogers Loco works in New Jersey,USA in 1877 and withdrawn from service in 1926 to be dumped in a riverbank to strengthen flood defences.It was recovered in 1974 and restored by 1981.A number of other engines, including two classmates have also been recovered,

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Uploaded on December 27, 2018
Taken on November 23, 2013