New Zealand EW class locomotive

New Zealand EW class locomotive
EW 1805 with DC 4611 approaching Paekākāriki, 21 August 2005. The EW had been purchased for preservation and was later towed to Plimmerton.
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder English Electric/Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns, England
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Commonwealth Bo-Bo-Bo Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Length 18.9 metres (62 ft 0 in) Adhesive weight 76 tonnes (75 long tons; 84 short tons) Loco weight 76 tonnes (75 long tons; 84 short tons) Electric system/s 1500 V DC overhead lines Current pickup(s) Pantograph Traction motors 6
Performance figures Maximum speed 97 km/h (60 mph) Power output 1,340 kW (1,800 hp) Tractive effort 104 kN (23,000 lbf)
Career Operators New Zealand Railways Class EW Number in class 7 Locale Wellington region First run July 1952 Last run November 1987 Disposition 5 scrapped 2 preserved

The New Zealand EW class^{[nb 1]} locomotive was a type of electric locomotive used in Wellington, New Zealand. The classification "E^W" was due to their being electric locomotives allocated to Wellington.^[1] For two decades until the advent of the D^X class they were the most powerful locomotives in New Zealand.

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