>
>John McCallum (mccallum@melbpc.org.au) wrote:
>: One class of NZR EE locos not listed was the Df class. I am not sure of the
>: exact details, but they were built by EE UK and were virtually a double Dg
>: with twin engines. They were also double-ended.
>
>Not twin engined - used 12 cylinder instead of 6 cylinder engine. One
>preserved about 5 minutes away from where I sit.
>
>Cls Wheels Built Engine HP No. Cabs Plant Note
>DE BO-BO 1952 6SRKT 660 15 1 A
>DF 2CO-CO2 1954 12SVT 1500 10 2 B
>DG/H A1A-A1A 1955-6 6SRKT 750 42 1 RSH/Vulcan B*
>DI CO-CO 1966 6CSRKT 1012 5 1 Rocklea C
Just a minor point to avoid some possible confusion. NZR classes
prior to the late 1970s had the second letter in lower case: Df, Dg
etc. In a major renumbering the class nomenclature was changed so
that both letters were in uppercase: DX, DI.
Some classes around then are still in existence, and Dx means the same
as DX, but more recent purchases have seen a new DF class (GM Co-Co)
and a new DH class (GE Bo-Bo), which naturally have nothing to do with
the EE Df and Dh classes.
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Melbourne denjo02@ingres.com
Australia http://www.acslink.net.au/~jdennis
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