The New Zealand DG and DH class were classes of forty-two diesel-electric locomotives operated on New Zealand's rail network between 1955 and 1983.
DG 772 on the Ferrymead Railway.
DG 770 on the Weka Pass Railway.
A NZ120 model DG class locomotive.
New Zealand DF class (1954)
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The New Zealand DF class locomotive of 1954 is the first class of mainline diesel-electric locomotives built for New Zealand's national railway network, built by English Electric.
New Zealand DG and DH class locomotive
…to suffer from reliability issues brought about by electrical and mechanical failures. The New Zealand Railways Department (NZR) initially ordered 31 DF class locomotives in the process of displacing steam motive power from main lines in New Zealand. The first DF class was introduced in 1954 and was found to…
English Electric DF 1501 on display outside Sims-PMI in Otahuhu, Auckland. The locomotive has since moved to the Diesel Traction Group, Ferrymead Historic Park.