49 2 rebuilt as DXR class 1 withdrawn, 46 in service
TMS numbers:
5016 - 5500 DXR: 8007-8013
Early numbers:
2600 - 2648
Builder:
General Electric USA
Introduced:
1972 - 1975 DXR: 1993
Wheel arrangement:
Co-Co
Weight:
97.5 t DXR: 105 t
Height width:
Length:
17.9 m
Maximum speed:
120 km/h
Max tractive effort:
Original: 2050 kW Uprated: 2240 kW
Cont. tractive effort:
Original: 207 kN
Engine type:
General Electric 7FDL-12
The General Electric DX class, consists of forty-nine locomotives built by General Electric of the United States between 1972 and 1975 for the then New Zealand Railways Department. The class is based on the General Electric U26C class, a scaled-down version of the GE U25C class for narrow-gauge railways such as New Zealand. A British Rail Class 47 Co-Co locomotive. ... A locomotive (from lat. ... GE Transportation Systems is the division of the General Electric corporation producing railroad locomotives and electrical and propulsion equipment for transit cars. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Tuesday. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Burlington Northern Railroad U25C #5603. ... Comparison of standard gauge (blue) and one common narrow gauge (red) width. ...
The locomotives received an upgrade in during 1988 with the introduction of single-manning to improve visibility for the driver - this involved a large single front window replacing the original configuration that had two small windows instead. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
External links
New Zealand Diesel and Electric Traction - Class DX
References
Parsons, David - New Zealand Railway Motive Power 2002 [1]
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