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The backhead of a KA class locomotive. Located on the end of the firebox inside the cab, the backhead contains most of a locomotive's controls.

Identification

Object type
Image
Archive
Roland Penhall
Date
January 1964
Digitisation ID
2019P_IMCA-DigitalArchive_028089
Format
Colour print
Held In
IMCA Digital Archive

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Place
Palmerston North

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Taxonomy

Tags
locomotive,
railway land,
trains,
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