Preservation
NZR donated members of the K and KA classes for preservation, but due to the considerable technical similarities, it chose not to donate a KB. Instead, enthusiasts had to purchase one at the scrap market rate of NZ$1500 (equal to $22,200 in December 2008 dollars). KB 968 was supposed to be cut up the week following its last excursion, but a collection on the return journey was sufficient to temporarily save the locomotive. Retired school teacher Cyril Evans raised the rest of the $1500 by showing railway films to Christchurch school children and collecting their donations. The locomotive was then vested into the Ferrymead Trust on behalf of the children of Canterbury and was displayed for a number of decades at the Ferrymead Railway. It is currently under restoration to main line operating condition at Mainline Steam's Christchurch depot.
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