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NZR DC class

DC 4254 in service for Veolia, Auckland.
NameNZR DC classes
PowertypeDiesel-electric
CaptionDC 4254 in service for Veolia, Auckland.
Builddate1961 - 1967 (as DA class)
1978 - 1981 (rebuilt as DC class)
BuilderGeneral Motors Canada (original builder)
Clyde Engineering, Australia (re-builder, 80 units)
NZR Hutt Workshops, Lower Hutt, New Zealand (re-builder, 5 units)
Weight82.0 t (82000 kg)
Gauge1067al=onlk=on
Roadnumber4006 - 4951 (TMS)
1551 - 1599 (original )
UicclassA1A-A1A
Firstrundate1978
Disposition70 in service, 14 withdrawn, 1 sold to TasRail
Numinclass85
Wheeldiameter1.25 m (1250 ftin)
Poweroutput1230 kW (1230000 ftin)
Tractiveeffort140 kN (140000 ftin)
Topspeed90 - 100 km/h (90000 - 100000 )
Length14.10 m (14100 ftin)
Width3.01 m (3010 ftin)
Height4.30 m (4300 ftin)
Weightondrivers60.0 t (60000 ftin)
FueltypeDiesel
PrimemoverGM 12-645C

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The NZR DC class locomotive is the most common class of locomotive currently in operation on the New Zealand rail network. Primarily employed to haul freight trains operated by KiwiRail, the class is also used for long-distance passenger trains operated by Tranz Scenic and suburban passenger trains operated by Tranz Metro in Wellington and Veolia in Auckland under the MAXX brand.

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Key:

TMS number Original number Rebuilt from Current livery Allocated Notes
DC 4006 DC 1551 DA 1525 North Island Scrapped
DC 4012 DC 1552 DA 1532 Tranz Rail Black ("Bumble-Bee") North Island
DC 4029 DC 1553 DA 1533 International Orange North Island
DC 4035 DC 1554 DA 1501 MAXX Blue North Island
DC 4041 DC 1555 DA 1507 Tranz Rail Blue North Island
DC 4058 DC 1556 DA 1504 Tranz Rail Black ("Bumble-Bee") North Island
DC 4064 DC 1557 DA 1512 International Orange North Island
DC 4070 DC 1558 DA 1514 International Orange North Island
DC 4087 DC 1559 DA 1515 North Island Scrapped
DC 4093 DC 1560 DA 1523 MAXX Blue North Island
DC 4104 DC 1561 DA 1520 KiwiRail North Island
DC 4110 DC 1562 DA 1509 Tranz Rail Blue North Island
DC 4127 DC 1563 DA 1521 North Island Scrapped
DC 4133 DC 1564 DA 1519 International Orange South Island
DC 4156 DC 1565 DA 1513 International Orange North Island
DC 4162 DC 1566 DA 1478 Tranz Rail Blue North Island Scrapped
DC 4179 DC 1567 DA 1511 North Island Scrapped
DC 4185 DC 1568 DA 1500 Tranz Rail Black ("Bumble-Bee") North Island
DC 4191 DC 1569 DA 1508 Tranz Rail Blue North Island
DC 4202 DC 1570 DA 1535 Tranz Rail Blue South Island Scrapped on site in October 1999 following a collision at Waipahi, Otago.
DC 4219 DC 1571 DA 1527 Tranz Rail Blue North Island
DC 4225 DC 1572 DA 1506 International Orange North Island
DC 4231 DC 1573 DA 1529 Tranz Rail Blue North Island
DC 4248 DC 1574 DA 1502 MAXX Blue North Island
DC 4254 DC 1575 DA 1455 MAXX Blue North Island
DC 4260 DC 1576 DA 1531 KiwiRail North Island
DCP 4277 DC 1577 DA 1483 International Orange South Island
DC 4283 DC 1578 DA 1493 Tranz Rail Blue North Island
DC 4300 DC 1579 DA 1518 Tranz Rail Black ("Bumble-Bee") North Island
DC 4317 DC 1580 DA 1470 Tranz Rail Black ("Bumble-Bee") North Island
DC 4323 DC 1581 DA 1490 Tranz Rail Black ("Bumble-Bee") North Island
DC 4346 DC 1582* DA 1536 KiwiRail North Island
DC 4352 DC 1583* DA 1528 Tranz Rail Blue North Island
DC 4369 DC 1584* DA 1510 MAXX Blue North Island
DC 4375 DC 1585* DA 1540 MAXX Blue North Island
DC 4381 DC 1586* DA 1544 MAXX Blue North Island
DC 4398 DC 1587* DA 1542 Tranz Rail Black ("Bumble-Bee") North Island
DC 4409 DC 1588* DA 1543 International Orange North Island
DC 4415 DC 1589* DA 1530 MAXX Blue North Island
DC 4421 DC 1590* DA 1441 Tranz Rail Black ("Bumble-Bee") South Island
DC 4438 DC 1591* DA 1503 Tranz Rail Black ("Bumble-Bee") North Island
DC 4444 DC 1592* DA 1526 MAXX Blue North Island
DCP 4450 DC 1593* DA 1458 Tranz Rail Black ("Bumble-Bee") South Island
DC 4467 DC 1594* DA 1541 KiwiRail North Island
DC 4473 DC 1595* DA 1497 Tranz Rail Black ("Bumble-Bee") South Island
DC 4496 DC 1596* DA 1534 International Orange North Island Scrapped
DC 4507 DC 1597* DA 1545 Tranz Rail Blue North Island
DCP 4513 DC 1598* DA 1446 Kiwi Rail South Island
DC 4536 DC 1599* DA 1505 MAXX Blue North Island
DC 4542 DA 1537 Tranz Rail Blue South Island
DCP 4559 DA 1539 KiwiRail South Island
DC 4565 DA 1464 Tranz Rail Black ("Bumble-Bee") North Island
DC 4571 DA 1522 International Orange North Island
DC 4588 DA 1489 Tranz Rail Blue North Island Shipped to Tasmania in 1998, sold to TasRail. Currently mothballed.
DC 4594 DA 1538 Toll Rail ("Corn cob") North Island
DCP 4605 DA 1524 KiwiRail North Island
DCP 4611 DA 1498 Tranz Rail Blue South Island
DCP 4628 DA 1491 Tranz Scenic Blue South Island
DCP 4634 DA 1474 Tranz Rail Blue North Island
DC 4640 DA 1466 Tranz Rail Blue South Island
DC 4657 DA 1477 North Island Scrapped
DCP 4663 DA 1488 MAXX Blue North Island
DC 4686 DA 1465 South Island Scrapped
DC 4692 DA 1480 Tranz Rail Blue North Island
DC 4703 DA 1472 North Island Withdrawn December 1997
DC 4726 DA 1494 Tranz Rail Black ("Bumble-Bee") South Island
DC 4732 DA 1499 MAXX Blue North Island
DC 4749 DA 1495 North Island
DCP 4755 DA 1496 Tranz Rail Blue South Island
DCP 4761 DA 1469 Tranz Scenic Blue South Island
DC 4778 DA 1487 North Island Withdrawn December 1997
DC 4784 DA 1476 Tranz Rail Blue South Island
DCP 4790 DA 1482 International Orange North Island Under Overhaul KiwiRail Repaint/Derust
DCP 4801 DA 1484 Toll Rail ("Corn Cob") South Island
DCP 4818 DA 1481 KiwiRail North Island
DC 4824 DA 1486 South Island Scrapped
DCP 4830 DA 1516 Toll Rail ("Corn Cob") North Island
DC 4847 DA 1475 Tranz Rail Black ("Bumble-Bee") South Island
DC 4853 DA 1485 Tranz Rail Black ("Bumble-Bee") South Island
DC 4876 DA 1492 International Orange South Island
DC 4916 DA 1453 MAXX Blue North Island
DC 4922 DA 1479 MAXX Blue North Island
DC 4939 DA 1457 MAXX Blue North Island
DCP 4945 DA 1456 MAXX Blue North Island
DC 4951 DA 1459 MAXX Blue North Island

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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