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NZR DB class

DBR 1199 at Westfield
NameNZR DB / DBR class
PowertypeDiesel-electric
CaptionDBR 1199 at Westfield
Builddate1965 � 1966 (built)
1980 � 82 (rebuilt)
BuilderGeneral Motors Diesel Canada (builder)
Clyde Engineering, Australia (rebuilder)
BuildmodelEMD G8
WeightDB 69.0 t (69000 kg)
DBR 68.0 t (68000 kg)
WeightondriversDB 47.0 t (47000 kg)
DBR 46.0 t (46000 kg)
Gauge1067al=onlk=on
RoadnumberDB 1000 � 1016 (original)
DB 1018 � 1174 (TMS)
DBR 1199 � 1295
UicclassA1A-A1A
FirstrundateDB 1965 � 1966
DBR 1980 � 1982
LastrundateDB 1986 - 1989
Disposition10 rebuilt as DBR class (8 in service)
9 scrapped (7 DB and 2 DBR)
Numinclass17
PrimemoverDB GM 8-567C
DBR GM 8-645C
AspirationRoots type supercharger
DisplacementDB 74.33 L (4535.9 cuin)
DBR 84.56 L (5160.2 cuin)
TractionmotorsFour EMD D29
Poweroutput705 kW (43021.7 cuin)
Tractiveeffort117 kN (7139.8 cuin)
Topspeed90 km/h (5492.1 cuin)
Length14.0 m (854.3 cuin)

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The NZR DB class was a group of diesel-electric locomotive built in 1965-1966 to operate on New Zealand's national railway network. They were designed as a lighter version of the DA class to operate on secondary North Island lines from which the DA was excluded due to its weight. One of the principal lines which the DB class dominated was the line to Tauranga via Paeroa, until the Kaimai Tunnel was opened in 1978. The DB class was built by General Motors Diesel (GMD) of Canada, had a wheel arrangement of A1A-A1A under the UIC classification system, had a EMD 567 2-cycle V8 engine generating 705 kW (950 hp), and could travel at speeds up to 90 km/h. Seventeen DB class locomotives were built in total.

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Original number TMS number Rebuilt to Current livery Allocated to Status
DB 1000 1018 Scrapped.
DB 1001 1001 DBR 1213 International Orange North Island
DB 1002 1024 Scrapped.
DB 1003 1030 DBR 1239 International Orange Scrapped.
DB 1004 1047 Scrapped.
DB 1005 1053 DBR 1254 MAXX Blue North Island Auckland suburban services.
DB 1006 1076 DBR 1199 MAXX Blue North Island Auckland suburban services.
DB 1007 1082 Scrapped.
DB 1008 1099 Scrapped.
DB 1009 1116 DBR 1267 International Orange North Island Wellington Banker Service
DB 1010 1122 DBR 1226 MAXX Blue North Island Back-up locomotive, freight service.
DB 1011 1139 DBR 1241 International Orange Scrapped.
DB 1012 1145 Scrapped.
DB 1013 1151 DBR 1295 Toll Rail ("Corn Cob") North Island
DB 1014 1168 DBR 1200 International Orange North Island Banker service, Wellington.
DB 1015 1174 DBR 1282 International Orange North Island
DB 1016 1180 Scrapped.

Rail vehicles of New Zealand

Battery electric locomotivesE - EB
Diesel locomotivesDA (inc. DAA, DAR) - DB (inc. DBR) - DC (inc. DCP) - DE - DF (English Electric) - DF (General Motors) inc. DFT - DG (inc. DH of 1956) - DH of 1978 - DI - DJ - DL - DQ (inc. QR) - DS - DSA - DSB - DSC - DSG - DSJ - DX (inc. DXB, DXC and DXR) - TR
Diesel Multiple UnitsADK (inc. ADB trailers) - ADL (inc. ADC trailers)
Electric locomotivesEA (later EO of 1968) - EC - ED - EF - EO of 1923 - EW
Electric Multiple UnitsDM (inc. D trailers) - EM (inc. ET trailers) - "Matangi" FP (inc. FT trailers)
RailcarsRM class railcars: 88 seater (also known as Fiats or twinsets) - Clayton steam railcar - Edison battery-electric railcar - Leyland diesel railbus - Leyland experimental petrol railcar - MacEwan-Pratt petrol railcar - Model T Ford railcar - Sentinel-Cammell steam railcar - Silver Fern - Standard - Thomas Transmission - Vulcan - Wairarapa - Westinghouse

Non-RM class railcar: A 88 Buckhurst petrol carriage

Steam locomotivesA of 1873 - A of 1906 (inc. Ad) - AA - AB - B of 1874 - B of 1899 - BA - BB - BC - C of 1873 - C of 1930 - D of 1874 - D of 1929 - E of 1872-75 - E of 1906 - F - FA (inc. FB) - G of 1874 - G Garratt of 1928 (inc. Pacific rebuild) - H - J of 1874 - J of 1939 - JA - JB - K of 1877 - K of 1932 - KA - KB - L - LA - M - N - NA - NC - O - OA - OB - OC - P of 1876 - P of 1885 - Q of 1878 - Q of 1901 - R - S - T - U - UA - UB - UC - UD - V - W - WA - WAB (inc. WS) - WB - WD - WE - WF - WG - WH - WJ - WW - X - Y
Locomotive hauled carriages50-foot carriage - 56-foot carriage - ex-British Rail Mark 2 carriage- AK carriage - FM class guards van
See also: Locomotives of New Zealand; Motive power explanation; Multiple units and Railcars descriptions.



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