Steam Incorporated. New Zealand
Class 15A Garratt Number 398
Built: Beyer Peacock.
Builders number: 7340 of 1950
Refurbished: February 1982
Last used: August 1993
Sold to Steam Incorporated: 1995
Named: Isidumuka (Waterbuck)
#398 at Beaconsfield
August 2007
Photo: A Kritzinger
15th Class 4-6-4 + 4-6-4 Garratt 398 was
purchased from NRZ by Steam Incorporated,
a preservation society based at the coastal
town of Paekakariki, near Wellington, on the
North Island of New Zealand.  
Shipped to Beaconsfield, Kimberley, South
Africa, soon after purchase, # 398 is now
waiting for the long journey to New Zealand.    
                            
#398 cabside in Bulawayo
Pre 1993
Photo: Geoff Cooke
Geoffs trains tours