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DJ Class

The DJ class locomotive is a type of diesel-electric locomotive in service on the New Zealand rail network. The class were built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and introduced from 1968 to 1969 for the New Zealand Railways Department (NZR) with a modernisation loan from the World Bank to replace steam locomotives in the South Island, where all of the class members worked most of their lives. Nine of the locomotives remain in use, mainly with Dunedin Railways. They are the second class of locomotive in New Zealand to utilise the Bo-Bo-Bo wheel arrangement, the other classes being the EW class and the EF class. In both cases, this wheel arrangement was used to provide a lower axle-load due to track conditions as well, particularly in the case of the DJs, a shorter wheelbase more suited to sharp curvature on secondary or tertiary routes.

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Technical Specs:
Top Speed: 100km/h (60 mph)
Tractive Effort: 140kn
Power: 901 hp (672 kW)
Weight: 64 tons
Available from 1968
Static assets
Custom sounds

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Liveries:

Original Red


Midland Red


Southerner Blue Full


Southerner Blue without numbers


Southerner Blue


KiwiRail Phase 1


Mainline Steam

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