NZR DH class
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NZR DH class

DBR 1213 with DH 2839 at Westfield
NameNZR DH class (1978)
PowertypeDiesel-Electric Shunter
CaptionDBR 1213 with DH 2839 at Westfield
Builddate1978
BuilderGeneral Electric, United States
ModelnumberU10B
Weight54 t (54000 kg)
UicclassBo-Bo
Firstrundate1978
DispositionAll in service
Numinclass6
Poweroutput672 kW (672000 kg)
Tractiveeffort146 kN (146000 kg)
PrimemoverCaterpillar D398
CylindercountV12
Cylindersize159 x 203 mm (159000 x 203000 )
Rpmrange1300 rpm
GeneratorGeneral Electric GT-601
TractionmotorsFour General Electric 761
Topspeed112 km/h (31.1 m/s)
LocaleUpper North Island, mainly around Auckland
Roadnumber900 - 905 (original)
2816 - 2868 (TMS)
Length11.2 m (3.1 m/s)

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The NZR DH class is a type of diesel-electric shunting locomotive in New Zealand. The class consists of six heavy shunt U10B type loco built by General Electric in the US in 1978. The class are almost all used in the Auckland area for heavy shunting duties, including services to the Port of Auckland.

The class should not be confused with the English Electric DH class of 1956; as all of the old DHs had been reallocated DG in 1968, the classification was re-used.

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Key:

TMS No. Current Livery Introduced Status Allocated to Notes
DH 2816 Tranz Rail Blue May 1979 In service North Island
DH 2822 Tranz Rail Black ("Bumble Bee") November 1978 In service North Island
DH 2839 Toll Rail ("Corn Cob") December 1978 In service North Island
DH 2845 KiwiRail September 1978 In service North Island
DH 2851 Toll Rail ("Corn Cob") November 1978 In service North Island
DH 2868 KiwiRail March 1979 In service 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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