sentences:  This train was one of the very first expresses in the world to use Pacific (4-6-2) type locomotives.The "Rotorua Express" was introduced when the Rotorua Branch line was opened through to its Rotorua terminus.The first train to use the new line was an express from Auckland on 8 December 1894 led by two original J class steam locomotives; the trip had taken 8 hours and 40 minutes to reach Rotorua and travelled at an average speed of less than .