NZR DS class

NZR DS class
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-Mechanical/Hydraulic
BuilderVulcan Foundry and Drewry Car Co
Build date1955
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • AAR0-6-0
Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Performance figures
Maximum speed40 km/h (25 mph)
Career
OperatorsNZGR, New Zealand Railways Corporation
Number in class16
NumbersRoad numbers: 200 - 215
First run1949
DispositionWithdraw 1978 - 1984, seven preserved.

The NZR DS class locomotive is a type of 16 diesel shunting locomotives built by the Vulcan Foundry and supplied by the Drewry Car Co from 1949–1955, for New Zealand Railways (NZR).

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