NZR DJ CLASS

The NZR 'DJ class' locomotive is a class of diesel-electric locomotive used in New Zealand. The class were purchased from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries with a modernisation loan from the World Bank to replace steam locomotives in the South Island, where most of the class members worked most of their lives.
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.
The locomotives were retired from service in the late 1980s. This was mainly due to their age and the the introduction of driver-only services, for which the class were unsuited, owing to their high short hoods and small front windows.
Five members of the class remain in service (with one stored) for the Taieri Gorge Railway in Otago and another (DJ 3096) for Toll Rail. Three others are preserved by Mainline Steam.

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★ New Zealand Diesel and Electric Traction - Class DJ