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Alexander Shanks & Sons Ltd.,
Arbroath, Scotland


Direct Drive Locos Index




Saddle Tank     "Kangaroo" Built 1875     0-4-0 ST
1877-1878 Hurunui-Bluff
1878-1910 PWD Greymouth
1885-1916 Greymouth Harbour Board
1916-1918 Ogilvie & Co., Gladstone
1919-1929 Butler Brothers, Ruatapu
1929-1930 Waitaha Timber Co.
Idle 1930-36
1936-1941 Lake Brunner Sawmilling Co., Ruru


Built:
1876
Gauge:
3'-6"
Number:
A 6
Cylinders:
Two - 8" x
Wheel Arr.
0-4-0 ST
Pressure:
Wheel Diam:
Weight:
10.0 tons
History:
1877-1882 NZ Railways Invercargill-Woodlands section, Named - "Mouse"
1883-1889 A. Tapper & Co., Longbush
1889-1899 NZ Pine Co., Colac Bay
1899-1923 H.A. Massey, Colac Bay
1923-1930 Otago Harbour Board, Aramoana
Photo shows as 0-4-2 with tender at Colac Bay. Last used 1930
1937 Abandoned at quarry

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