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New Zealand DC class locomotive information


New Zealand DC class
DCP 4801 and DC 4346 with a mainline shunt south of Christchurch
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderGeneral Motors Canada
ModelEMD G22AR
Build date1961 – 1967 as DA class
RebuilderClyde Engineering, Rosewater
Hutt Workshops
Rebuild date1977 – 1982
Number rebuilt85
Specifications
Configuration:
 • UICA1A-A1A
Gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Wheel diameter1.25 metres (4 ft 1 in)
Length14.10 metres (46 ft 3 in)
Width2.72 metres (8 ft 11 in)
Height3.76 metres (12 ft 4 in)
Adhesive weight60.0 tonnes (59.1 long tons; 66.1 short tons)
Loco weight82.0 tonnes (80.7 long tons; 90.4 short tons)
Fuel typeDiesel
Prime moverEMD 12-645C or EMD 12-645E
RPM range900 rpm
Engine typeV12 Diesel engine
AspirationNormally aspirated (Roots blower)
Cylinders12
Cylinder size230 mm (9+116 in) x 250 mm (9.8 in)
Performance figures
Maximum speed100 km/h (62 mph)
Power output1,062 kW (1,424 hp) (645C)
1,230 kW (1,650 hp) (645E)
Tractive effort140 kN (31,000 lbf)
Career
Number in class85
NumbersDC 4006 – 4951 (TMS)
DC 1551 – 1599 (original)
First run1978
DispositionIn service: 18
Withdrawn: 3
Scrapped: 52
Preserved: 6
Sold overseas: 6

The New Zealand DC class locomotive[nb 1] is a type of diesel-electric mainline locomotive on the New Zealand rail network, operated by KiwiRail on freight trains, and formerly on long-distance passenger trains. The class was rebuilt from the DA class in the late 1970s and early 1980s, mainly in Australia. After the DA class, they were the most numerous class of diesel locomotive on New Zealand's railway network and remained numerically dominant until the mid-2010s when withdrawals began.
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