item details
NameModel steam locomotive and tender
ProductionFrank Roberts; model maker; 1938; Auckland
Classificationmodels, trains
Materialsmetal, wood, glass, paint
Materials SummaryPainted meal and wood with glass components
DimensionsOverall: 170mm (height), 590mm (length), 140mm (depth)
Registration NumberT000583
Credit lineNew Zealand Rail Railway Model Collection. Gift of New Zealand Rail, 1993
Overview
Model [1:24 scale] of New Zealand Railways 'Ka' class steam locomotive, KA931 with tender, painted black. This model was originally built as a 'K' class locomotive, K916, for use in the Railways Court at the NZ Centennial Exhibition, Rongotai, 1940. It was later converted by Frank Roberts to 'Ka' class.