NZR DS class

NZR DS class
Power type	Diesel-Mechanical/Hydraulic
Builder	Vulcan Foundry and Drewry Car Co
Build date	1955
AAR wheel arr.	0-6-0
Gauge	1067mm
Top speed	40 km/h
Career	NZGR, New Zealand Railways Corporation
Number in class	16
Number	Road numbers: 200 - 215
First run	1949
Disposition	Withdraw 1978 - 1984, some remain in preservation.

The NZR DS class is a class of 16 diesel shunting locomotives built by the Vulcan Foundry and supplied by the Drewry Car Co from 1949 - 1955.^[1]

Introduction

Operation

The locomotives were largely allocated to shunting yards, and later industrial service.^[2]

Withdrawal

As part of the rationalisation of New Zealand Railways Corporation starting from the early 1980s, the class were withdrawn.

Class register

Key:	In service	Out of service	Auckland Transport service	Preserved	Overhaul	Scrapped

Original no.	TMS no.	Introduced	Withdrawn	Allocated	Status
DS 200	DS 13	March 1955	November 1982	South Island	Withdrawn, scrapped.
DS 201	DS 36	April 1955	April 1982	South Island	Withdrawn, to Ohai Railway Heritage Board Trust.
DS 202	DS 42	April 1955	April 1984	North Island	Withdrawn, to Steam Incorporated, Paekakariki.
DS 203	DS 59	May 1955	November 1982	South Island	Withdrawn, to Ocean Beach Railway, Dunedin.
DS 204	DS 65	June 1955	April 1982		Withdrawn, scrapped.
DS 205	DS 71	August 1949	March 1981		Withdrawn, scrapped.
DS 206	DS 88	August 1949	March 1981		Withdrawn, scrapped.
DS 207	DS 94	September 1949	August 1984	North Island	Withdrawn, to Glenbrook Vintage Railway, Auckland.
DS 208		September 1949	September 1978		Withdrawn, scrapped.
DS 209	DS 105	April 1953	March 1981		Withdrawn, scrapped.
DS 210	DS 111	March 1953	March 1981		Withdrawn, scrapped.
DS 211		May 1953	September 1978		Withdrawn, scrapped.
DS 212	DS 128	May 1953	March 1981		Withdrawn, scrapped.
DS 213	DS 134	June 1953	November 1982.		Withdrawn, to PPCS then Midland Rail Heritage Trust, Springfield.
DS 214	DS 140	June 1953	March 1981		Withdrawn, now a static "work of art"
DS 215	DS 157	May 1953	November 1982		Withdrawn, to Midland Rail Heritage Trust, Springfield.

References

Books

1. ^ David Parsons (2002). New Zealand Railway Motive Power 2002. New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society. ISBN 0908573782. 
2. ^ "DS diesel shunter". Bush Tramway Club. http://www.bushtramwayclub.com/index.html?ds/index.html. 

External links

• Preserved NZR Diesels