NZR DC class
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| NZR DC class | |
 DC 4254 in service for Veolia, Auckland. |
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| Power type | Diesel-electric |
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| Builder | Clyde Engineering, Australia; Hutt Workshops, New Zealand |
| Build date | 1978-1981 |
| UIC classification | A1A-A1A |
| Gauge | 1067mm |
| Wheel diameter | 1.250 m |
| Wheelbase | 13.550 m between bogies 2.580 m between axles in each bogie |
| Length | 14.1 m |
| Width | 3.013 m |
| Height | 4.296 m |
| Total weight | 82t |
| Top speed | 90 - 100 km/h |
| Power output | 3,780 kW |
| Tractive effort | 1230 kW ; 1650 hp |
| Career | New Zealand Railways, Tranz Rail, TasRail, Toll Rail |
| Number in class | 85 |
| Number | TMS numbers: 4006 - 4951 Early numbers: 1551 - 1599 |
| First run | 1978 |
| Disposition | 10 leased to Veolia, 1 sold to TasRail, 74 in service |
The NZR DC class locomotive is the most common class of locomotive on the New Zealand rail network.
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[edit] History
They started life as members of the since-withdrawn DA diesel-electric locomotive class, built by General Motors Canada. Between 1978 and 1983 the locomotives were rebuilt to EMD G22AR specifications as the DC class, with a new cab and new diesel engines; five were reconstructed at Hutt Workshops near Wellington, the other 80 at Clyde Engineering Australia.
In December 1998, DC 4588 was shipped to Tasmania for use on the then Tranz Rail related company TasRail. The locomotive was originally leased by TasRail, but has since been sold to that firm.
[edit] Technical Details
Each DC locomotive has a General Motors 12-645c V12 diesel engine and four traction motors, allowing the locomotive to haul a train at a maximum speed of 100 km/h. The locomotive is 14 metres long and weighs 82 tonnes.
The DC locomotives are numbered 4006 to 4951, and most are painted in the "bumble bee" livery.
[edit] DCP Subclass
There is one subclass of DC locomotive, the DCP class. The DCPs were designed for Tranz Scenic's Overlander, TranzCoastal, and TranzAlpine long-distance passenger trains, and some were also used by Tranz Metro for its Wairarapa services. The 'P' in DCP stands for Passenger, thus it was normally only used on Passenger services.
More recently however Toll has decided to drop the DCP prefix, and instead use the standard DC prefix for all locomotives in this class. For example all locomotives, except for one, leased to Veolia's for their suburban passenger train service has the DC prefix. Over time the locomotives on TranzScenic services will be reassigned a DC prefix.
[edit] List of locomotives in this class
Most of these locomotives are used by Toll Rail for their freight services. However approximately 10 locomotives have been leased to Veolia (via the Auckland Regional Council) for their locomotive-hauled carriages. In-service dates are noted for both the time the Locomotives were overhauled and the time the locomotive was assigned to Veolia service.
| TMS No. | Livery | In Service (NZR) | In Service (Veolia) | Notes |
| DC4012 | Bumble-Bee | March 1978 | n/a | photo |
| DC4029 | Red/Grey | April 1978 | n/a | n/a |
| DC4035 | MAXX Blue | April 1978 | 8 December 2004 | photo |
| DC4041 | Blue/Grey | May 1978 | n/a | photo |
| DC4058 | Bumble-Bee | July 1978 | n/a | photo |
| DC4064 | ? | July 1978 | n/a | photo |
| DC4070 | Red/Grey | August 1978 | n/a | photo |
| DC4093 | Toll Rail | September 1978 | n/a | photo |
| DC4104 | Red/Grey | October 1978 | n/a | photo |
| DC4110 | Blue/Grey | September 1978 | n/a | photo |
| DC4133 | Red/Grey | n/a | n/a | photo |
| DC4156 | Bumble-Bee | October 1978 | n/a | photo |
| DC4185 | Bumble-Bee | December 1978 | n/a | photo |
| DC4191 | Blue/Grey | n/a | n/a | photo |
| DC4202 | Red/Grey | April 1979 | n/a | photo |
| DC4219 | Blue/Grey | n/a | n/a | photo |
| DC4225 | Red/Grey | n/a | n/a | photo |
| DC4231 | Blue/Grey | April 1979 | n/a | photo |
| DC4248 | MAXX Blue | March 1979 | n/a | photo |
| DC4254 | MAXX Blue | February 1979 | 31 August 2004 | photo |
| DC4260 | Red/Grey | May 1979 | n/a | photo |
| DC4277 | Red/Grey | May 1979 | n/a | photo |
| DC4283 | Blue/Grey | May 1979 | n/a | photo |
| DC4300 | Bumble-Bee | n/a | n/a | photo |
| DC4317 | Bumble-Bee | July 1979 | n/a | photo |
| DC4323 | Bumble-Bee | n/a | n/a | photo |
| DC4346 | Blue/Grey | September 1979 | n/a | photo |
| DC4352 | Blue/Grey | August 1979 | n/a | photo |
| DC4369 | MAXX Blue | October 1979 | 15 April 2005 | photo |
| DC4375 | MAXX Blue | September 1979 | 12 July 2004 | n/a |
| DC4381 | MAXX Blue | September 1979 | 2 October 2004 | |
| DC4398 | Bumble-Bee | October 1979 | n/a | photo |
| DC4409 | Black/Red | November 1979 | n/a | photo |
| DC4415 | MAXX Blue | November 1979 | 14 April 2004 | photo |
| DC4421 | Bumble-Bee | n/a | n/a | photo |
| DC4438 | Bumble-Bee | December 1979 | n/a | photo |
| DC4467 | Blue/Grey | n/a | n/a | photo |
| DC4473 | Bumble-Bee | n/a | n/a | photo |
| DC4507 | Blue/Grey | May 1980 | n/a | photo |
| DC4536 | MAXX Blue | May 1980 | 17 August 2005 | photo |
| DC4559 | Blue/Grey | n/a | n/a | photo |
| DC4565 | Bumble-Bee | July 1980 | n/a | photo |
| DC4571 | Bumble-Bee | July 1980 | n/a | photo |
| DC4588 | Blue / Grey | August 1980 | n/a | Sold to TasRail, Shipped to Tasmania in 1998 |
| DC4594 | Green/Yellow | August 1980 | n/a | photo |
| DC4605 | Red/Grey | n/a | n/a | photo |
| DC4611 | Blue/Grey | n/a | n/a | photo |
| DC4628 | Blue/Grey | n/a | n/a | photo |
| DC4640 | Blue/Grey | n/a | n/a | photo |
| DC4663 | MAXX Blue | n/a | n/a | photo |
| DC4692 | Blue/Grey | n/a | n/a | photo |
| DC4726 | Bumble-Bee | n/a | n/a | photo |
| DC4755 | Blue/Grey | September 1981 | n/a | photo |
| DC4761 | Blue/Grey | n/a | n/a | photo |
| DC4790 | Bumble-Bee | February 1983 | n/a | photo |
| DC4801 | Fruit Salad | n/a | n/a | photo |
| DC4818 | Fruit Salad | n/a | n/a | photo |
| DC4830 | Fruit Salad | n/a | n/a | photo |
| DC4847 | Bumble-Bee | n/a | n/a | photo |
| DC4853 | Red/Grey | n/a | n/a | photo |
| DC4876 | Red/Grey | n/a | n/a | photo |
| DC4916 | MAXX Blue | August 1980 (Hutt) | 7 April 2006 | photo |
| DC4939 | ? | March 1981 (Hutt) | n/a | out of service; photo |
| DCP4945 | MAXX Blue | August 1981 (Hutt) | n/a | photo |
[edit] External links
- New Zealand Diesel and Electric Traction - Class DC
- Rail Tasmania information - Class DC
- New Zealand DC Class Locomotives
