New Zealand DSH class locomotive

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New Zealand DSH class locomotive
Type and origin
Power typeBattery-diesel
Builder Stadler Rail, Valencia
Specifications
Configuration:
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 •  UIC Bo′Bo′
Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Fuel typeDiesel
Prime mover Catepillar C13B EU Stage V [1]
Engine typediesel engine
Career
Number in class24
Delivered2027
Current owner KiwiRail

The New Zealand DSH class of battery-diesel hybrid shunting locomotives is under order for KiwiRail from Stadler Rail. [2] 24 locomotives are on order from Stadler, with the first three expected to enter service in June 2027. [3]

Contents

The locomotives are intended to replace the DSC class locomotives, the remainder of which were introduced in the 1960s. [3]

See also

References

Footnotes

    Citations

    1. ↑ Bond 2025, p. 53.
    2. ↑ "KiwiRail partners with Stadler for new low-emissions locomotives". 6 March 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
    3. 1 2 Bond 2025, p. 52.

    Bibliography

    • Bond, Darryl (August 2025). "The DSH Class - Innovative Hybrid Shunters". The Linesider (21): 52. ISSN   2703-6197.
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