- Source: NZR F Class F13 Peveril
NZR class F 13 Peveril is a preserved New Zealand Railways F class 0-6-0ST steam locomotive and is the oldest running locomotive in New Zealand and one of the oldest surviving locomotives in New Zealand along with NZR E Class Josephine.
History and service
Peveril was built in 1872 along with four other locomotives in the first batch of locomotives that would become the F class with F13 being one of three prototypes built. Along with the NZR E class they were the first locomotives for the NZR. Originally called Clutha before being renamed Edie Ochiltree it entered service in 1872 as No. 8 of the Otago Railway, it was renumbered F36 in 1877 before receiving its current number F13 and losing its name in 1885. It was then based at Christchurch with sibling locomotive F163 where it saw shunting duty service and in 1958 it was named Peveril and participated in the NZR's centenary celebrations in 1963 before being withdrawn in 1965. It was later donated to Ferrymead in 1967 where it was stored before being put on display in 1973.
It was restored between 1982 and 1984 and was used for passenger services on the railway. Apart from a few cases between 1987 and 1990 and a brief period in 1999, the locomotive has remained at Ferrymead and the Christchurch-Lyttleton area. It was withdrawn from service in the 1990s and remained in storage before being restored to working order in 2014.
