NZR DSA class

NZR DSA class
DSA551 at Waikino on the Goldfields Railway, 2 January 2022
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-Mechanical/Hydraulic
BuilderW. G. Bagnall (10)
Vulcan Foundry for the Drewry Car Co (19)
Hunslet (15)
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (11)
Build date1953-1967
Specifications
Configuration:
 • AAR0-6-0
Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Tender weightZm
Performance figures
Maximum speed40 km/h (25 mph)
Career
OperatorsNZGR, New Zealand Railways Corporation
NumbersRoad numbers: 216 - 276
First run1953
DispositionWithdrawn from 1980 onwards

The NZR DSA class locomotive[nb 1] was a type of 0-6-0DM diesel-mechanical locomotives built by three different manufacturers: W. G. Bagnall, Hunslet, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and Vulcan Foundry for the Drewry Car Co. They were built between 1953 and 1967.[1][2]


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  1. ^ Palmer & Stewart 1965, p. 146.
  2. ^ McClare 1980, p. 41.