The New Zealand DSC class is a heavy shunting locomotive used throughout New Zealand. The class was built in seven batches the first 18 locomotives being built by British Thomson-Houston of the United Kingdom with the remainder being built by New Zealand Railways.The class is widely used in both the North and South Islands of New Zealand mainly for heavy yard shunting although some members of the class have been used for local mainline shunting services.
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height (cm)
3.5
length (km)
11.66
width (mm)
2.54
active years end year
1967-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
1959-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
builder
British Thomson-Houston, Addington Railway Workshops, Hillside Engineering
