| NZR WE class | |
| Powertype: | Steam |
| Builder: | NZGR Addington Workshops |
| Builddate: | 1902, 1943 |
| Totalproduction: | 3 |
| Whytetype: | 4-6-4T |
| Driverdiameter: | 42.53NaN3 |
| Weightondrivers: | 35LT |
| Locoweight: | 55.21NaN1 |
| Fueltype: | Coal |
| Boilerpressure: | 1800NaN0 |
| Firearea: | 17.5square feet |
| Totalsurface: | 1037square feet |
| Cylindercount: | Two, outside |
| Cylindersize: | 16x |
| Tractiveeffort: | 157802NaN2 |
| Operator: | NZR |
| Locale: | West Coast |
| Disposition: | Withdrawn, Scrapped |
The NZR WE Class were rebuilt from earlier Sharp Stewart built B class locomotives. In service, the first two were tried on the Rimutaka Incline, however, they lacked the required adhesion on the 1 in 15 (6.67%) grade. They were later transferred to Greymouth for use on the Rewanui Incline, where they were far more successful, on the line's 1 in 25 (4%) grade. It is not known if they ever operated on the Roa Incline.
The three We class locomotives lasted until 1964.