Fairlie

English

E Class double Fairlie "Josephine", E 175, an 0-4-4-0T built for service in New Zealand, still survives as a static exhibit.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /fɛːli/

Proper noun

Fairlie

1. A surname.
2. A village in North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS2055).
3. A small town in Mackenzie district, South Canterbury, New Zealand.
4. An unincorporated community in Hunt County, Texas, United States.

Noun

Fairlie (plural Fairlies)

1. (rail transport) A design of steam locomotive with the driving wheels on one or two bogies.
   • 1954 August, J. B. Snell, “The New Zealand Government Railways—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 559, photo caption:

     Class "R" 0-6-4 single Fairlie No. 28, built by Avonside in 1879, as working for the Timaru Harbour Board in 1940