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New Zealand DSG class locomotive

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Build date
  
1981 - 1983

Gauge
  
3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)

UIC class
  
Bo-Bo

New Zealand DSG class locomotive

Power type
  
Diesel-Electric Shunter

Builder
  
Toshiba Heavy Industries, Japan

Length
  
13.5 metres (44 ft 3 in)

The New Zealand DSG class is a type of diesel-electric shunting locomotive used in New Zealand. The class shares a central cab design with the smaller DSC class shunting locomotive, and is twin-engined. Meanwhile, the very similarly designed, single-engined DSJ class, has a cab that is offset from the centre.

The DSG class shunters were built in four batches from 1981 to 1983 and have seen widespread use throughout New Zealand, particularly in larger yards and for port traffic. They also see service on sections of mainline, performing regional shunt duties in a number of areas.

References

New Zealand DSG class locomotive Wikipedia