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Next we have the EE-built and New Zealand assembled Ed class.
The 10 locomotives in this class were built on the eve of WWII from 1938 to 1940.
They were built to pull express passenger trains over a new deviation heading north from the capital city of Wellington that featured two long tunnels. The locomotives featured a steam boiler to supply heating for the carriages, and an unusual wheel-arrangement of 1-Do-2. (It is thought the 'd' in 'Ed' represents this feature.)
Though they were excellent haulers, they were found to be hard on the tracks. With the arrival of Diesel power, eight of the class were scrapped in 1968, leaving two for reserve duty.
These two locomotives would later be preserved when sold in 1981. Currently, one is stored with Eo 3 and Ec 7, and another is on static display at a heritage railway in Wellington. Neither are in working order.
