New Zealand DE class locomotive
The New Zealand DE class was a class of fifteen diesel-electric shunting locomotives, introduced by the New Zealand Railways (NZR) with an intention to replace steam locomotives on shunting duties with diesel power. The class was physically similar to the Tasmanian Government Railways X class, which was also of English Electric design.
DE 504 in service for Taieri Gorge Railway, shunting at Dunedin.
Locomotives of New Zealand
Locomotives of New Zealand is a complete list of all locomotive classes that operate or have operated in New Zealand's railway network. It does not include locomotives used on bush tramways.
1994 replica of 1872 Palmerston locomotive was built on a 1931 La-6 truck and is outside Foxton's Court House Museum, as seen in 2018
Image: Coastal Pacific 01
Image: Dg 772 on the Ferrymead Railway with DE 1429 in September 2014
Image: Di 1102 at Waipara