New Zealand TR class locomotive

New Zealand TR class
Hillside NZR built TR 874 at Dunedin in 2013.
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-Mechanical/Hydraulic
BuilderNZR Petone Workshops (1),
Drewry Car Co. (29),
A & G Price (41),
W. G. Bagnall (7),
Hitachi (6),
NZR Hillside Workshops (9),
Muir-Hill (4),
Hudswell Clarke (3),
F. C. Hibberd & Co. (2),
Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns (5)
Build date1924-1978
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-4-0, 0-6-0
Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Loco weight9.4–20.8 t (9.3–20.5 long tons; 10.4–22.9 short tons)
Prime moverDetroit 4-71, Gardner 8LW, Gardner 6L3, Gardner 6LW, McLaren M6, Gardner 6LX, Cummins 6 cyl
Performance figures
Maximum speed24–40 km/h (15–25 mph)
Career
OperatorsNZR, New Zealand Railways Corporation, Tranz Rail, Toll Rail, KiwiRail
Number in class90
Nicknames"Rosie" (TR 107), "Timmy" (TR 163), "Tonka Toy" (TR 534)
First run1936
Current ownerKiwiRail
Disposition13 in service; 6 withdrawn; 36 preserved, 32 scrapped, 1 in service for an industrial use.

The New Zealand TR class locomotive is a type of diesel shunting locomotives built by many different manufacturers. Defined as "shunting tractors" or "rail tractors" by KiwiRail and its predecessors, they are classified "TR" for tractor as a result. Many of these locomotives have been withdrawn, but some are still in service. The first locomotive of this class was built by NZR in 1924. The most powerful were Japanese-built Hitachi TRs, with 138 kW Cummins engines.

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