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NZR DE class

NZR DE class 504 in service for Taieri Gorge Railway, shunting at Dunedin.
NameNZR DE class
PowertypeDiesel-electric
CaptionNZR DE class 504 in service for Taieri Gorge Railway, shunting at Dunedin.
Builddate1951 � 1952
BuilderEnglish Electric, Preston, United Kingdom
UicclassBo-Bo
Gauge1067al=onlk=on
Length11.6 m
Weight52.0 t
FueltypeDiesel
PrimemoverEnglish Electric 6SRKT Mk 1
Topspeed97 km/h
Poweroutput490 kW
Tractiveeffort54 kN
Numinclass15
Roadnumber501 � 515 (original)
1308 � 1458 (TMS)
Firstrundate1952
Lastrundate1989
Retiredate1987 � 1989
Disposition8 scrapped
6 preserved
1 in service

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The NZR DE class is a New Zealand class of shunting diesel-electric locomotives. The New Zealand Railways intended to replace steam locomotives for shunting duties with this class. They are physically similar to the Tasmanian Government Railways X class, which were also of English Electric design.

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501 1308 (originally 1936) Written off 1987. Scrapped in 1990.
502 1314 Written off 1986.
503 1320 Written off 1988.
504 1337 Written off 1989. In service for the Taieri Gorge Railway
505 1343 Written off 1984. Preserved by Silver Stream Railway
506 1366 Withdrawn 1980s. Scrapped in 1990.
507 1372 (originally 1994) Written off 1988 Preserved by Glenbrook Vintage Railway
508 1389 Preserved by Silver Stream Railway.
509 1395 Written off 1988 Preserved by Glenbrook Vintage Railway
510 1406 Written off 1987.
511 1412 Written off 1987 Preserved by Diesel Traction Group, Ferrymead.
512 1429 Written off 1987. Preserved by Diesel Traction Group, Ferrymead
513 1435 Written off 1987
514 1441 Written off 1984 Scrapped in 1990
515 1458 Written off 1989

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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