Top 10 Diesel Locomotives of New Zealand

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Hello everyone,
I thought I'd try something a little different and make a top 10 diesel locomotives list.
If you don't agree with everything on the list then that's fine, as this is my own personal opinion.
Apologies in advance if some of the footage is bad quality, putting 4 different types of video camera quality into an editing software and saving it causes not all quality to be the same.
5:49 should be Main north line, not Main south line.
Credits:
EF footage and a short clip of a DSC kindly provided by J.T.E Rail Productions.
Most of the videos and photos from this video were taken by myself and are from previous videos on my channel.
Photos of the DH Class do not belong to me and belong to their individual owners as I have not filmed the DH's yet and hope to at some point.
A few other photos including maps and close ups of locomotives are owned by their individual owners.
Thanks for watching :)

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@NZREngine 3 года назад

Sorry for any errors, EF locomotives are the most powerful locomotive class in NZ with the DL's not far behind, and please correct me on anything else in the comments :)

@DXR8007NZR Год назад

No, the DX's are. I believe DXR's are the strongest.

@MBTrainspotting Год назад

@@DXR8007NZR DL's have more horse power 🙂

@Timmo737 Год назад

Good video. Thanks for your efforts. For me, the DX class has always been my favourite but the DC is certainly a close second. I had many a day simply standing on the platforms in Auckland listening to those wonderful subbies.

@n.f.railphotography7185 4 года назад

Nice video. My favourite is the DFB's and second is DC. And congratulations on 200 subs:)

@NZREngine 4 года назад

Thanks so much! :P

@trajan231 2 года назад

DC engines have running for more than 60 years

@manunderthemask4762 3 года назад

I 100 percent agree with this, although i'd swap the DC's for the DXC/DXB/DXR's

@Blackscorpion1963 2 года назад

Excellent video! Cannot disagree with the rating/ranking either. As I'm a mainlander [South Island] naturally my favorite loco is the DX/BC. Ultra reliable & powerful.

@NZREngine 2 года назад

Cheers!

@vaughndavis3220 2 года назад

Thank you for this great video - I've been to NZ 6 times and love it there. I'm a railroad junking here in America and will start using my first rail service for moving commercial good next month! Keep up the great work!

@MBTrainspotting 2 года назад

Would be cool to see an updated version of this 🤔

@NZREngine 2 года назад

Once those new locos come the list should be a tad different

@MBTrainspotting 2 года назад

@@NZREngine Yes, maybe could do one about preserved diesels? Like the DE,DA,DBR, etc.

@k1w1fly1ng 4 года назад

you've got your self a 200th subscriber, congratulations NZREngine.

@NZREngine 4 года назад

Thanks!

@malcolmwarena5324 2 года назад

Awesome video my friend keep up the great work .

@LookForTrains 4 года назад

Nice video! It is a shame for the North island to have all DL's. I'm based in Chch and I can tell you about the DSC's. DSC 2652 works with the AK wagons in the Waltham depot and does shunting there in it's Cato blue livery. DSC 2718 works at the Addington Depot shunting the repaired wagons. Also on a side note, down here there is the last DC in "Fruit salad" livery, another in Cato blue, and about 2-3 in Bumblebee.

@NZREngine 4 года назад

Thanks! And thanks for the info on the DSC'S. I was more reffering to the fact that the Chch DSC's don't shunt the TranzAlpine and the Coastal Pacific. And yes I was aware of the Fruit salad DC and the Cato Blue DC. If I'm correct 4409 is in Fruit salad and 4755 is in Cato Blue.

@oskiewoskie61 3 года назад

I regret to tell you but the Fruit Salad DC is out of service and most likely either been sold off or scrapped

@LookForTrains 3 года назад

OskieWoskie Yes, about 3 mouths ago 4409 was taken to the hutt and put in the line of DC’s to scrap

@TheKiwianTrainspotting 3 года назад

Nice video! My personal list would be: 10: DH 9: DSJ 8: DSC 7: DSG 6: DL 5: DX 4: EF 3: DC 2: DXR 1: DF :-)

@NZREngine 3 года назад

Nice! I have subscribed to your channel

@TheKiwianTrainspotting 3 года назад

@@NZREngine Thanks! Another video should be coming out soon from around Wellington & the central plateau.

@SebastianC701 5 месяцев назад

New Stadler-built DM class diesel locomotives are coming to NZ and also, Kiwirail also planning on buying Stadler-built Eurodual electrodiesel locomotives and Euro9000 electric locomotivies, and Siemens-Built Vectron electric locomotives, when futher parts of rail network (including the lines between Hamiton and Tauranga, between Auckland and Whangarei and in the South Island) gets electrified, as well as the North Island Main Trunk.

@Jamie-Tane-media 4 года назад

This was a great idea for a video, The EF, DC, And DX classes have always been my top favorite mainline locos, But have never been able to decide an overall favorite, Looking at this makes me wanna film more EF class locos at some stage as well.

@NZREngine 4 года назад

Thanks mate :)

@geoffschock1181 3 года назад

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@morganleon159 2 года назад

@Marlon Watson Instablaster :)

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@SpottingWithSam 3 года назад

Very nice video Ben, for me the DX’s and DC’s have a very close tie in my mind.

@NZREngine 3 года назад

Cheers thanks for watching

@bentimmy7252 2 года назад

DSC also in Dunedin, from what I understand there are 2 DSC class used regularly in Christchurch, one to haul passenger cars to Waltham yard and 1 based at Addington wagon repair shop

@michaellewis6467 2 года назад

My list:(ranked worst to best) 1.Dsg 2.Dft 3.Dc 4.Dl 5.Dg 6.Dbr 7.Dxc 8.Dg 9.Dxb 10.Dxr

@alanririkori2184 Год назад

the dx class is my fav

@kiwirailtrains8651 4 года назад

Definitely DXR #1 for me

@NZREngine 4 года назад

Good choice

@kiwirailtrains8651 4 года назад

NZREngine thanks

@wellingtonaviationnz Год назад

Same

@DXR8007NZR Год назад

DXR 8007 and 8022 are the best

@rikisimeti7955 3 года назад

This video is awesome! My favourite locomotive is DFB7077 or DFT7064.

@NZREngine 3 года назад

Cool! Looking forward to seeing 7064 out of Hutt workshops

@rikisimeti7955 3 года назад

@@NZREngine Yeah so do I.

@liftrailphotographyinnz3992 4 года назад

Great video, very detailed too, I would’ve let you use some of my footage too if you had asked. 👍🙂

@NZREngine 4 года назад

Thanks and yeah I asked Jamie first and he said it was fine.

@k1w1fly1ng 4 года назад

This video is really cool

@NZREngine 4 года назад

Thanks!

@tonymckeage1028 6 месяцев назад

Great Video, my personal favourites are the EF's because #1 they are the most powerful #2 they are great for carbon reduction, to be honest I believe the network should be electrified, between CHCH Auckland and Tauranga That would make a major reduction in the use of carbon based fuels, thanks for sharing

@C.S.RailPhotography Год назад

sometimes DLs go to the masterton log yards now aswell

@NZREngine Год назад

Yes. I think at the time I made this video DL's hadn't worked those log trains yet. Can't remember exactly when they started using them as well as DFBs but must've been late 2020/early 2021

@blackbird7575 3 года назад

Dc and dfb my favs

@TheTrainspotterFromTauranga 4 года назад

The DC's are more than deserving of the No. 1 spot. As dumb as this sounds, if the DC's could sing they'd probably be chanting We Are Number One. Regarding the DH class, I would have been more than happy to lend you some of my clips of DH 2851 if you had asked. And as for my own favourite list, it would go something like this (and I wouldn't restrict it to just diesels): 10 - DL 9 - DSG 8 - WW 7 - DH 6 - DSJ 5 - DXB / DXC / DXR 4 - DFB / DFT 3 - EF 2 - DC 1 - JA

@NZREngine 4 года назад

Great list 👍

@nafcd 2 года назад

good video but personally i would have been more interested if there was more loco info. hp, where they were made etc.

@SebastianC701 5 месяцев назад

I'm guessing that the Eurodual eletrodiesel models will be classified as ED class, not to be confused with the original English Electrics formerly used in Wellington, Euro9000's as EM's and Vectrons as VF's.

@hernanmatias1428 2 месяца назад

DFT are really called EMD GT22. We have a lot of them in Argentina and even more powerfull versions called GT26

@aadildokrat3656 2 года назад

Well done fliming the trains at south Auckland

@TxtalArmi 2 года назад

My list: 10: DSJ 9: DSG 8: DX 7: DH 6: DC 5: DX 4: DL 3: DF 2: Matangi 1: AM

@beatrueegg2722 2 года назад

from 2024-2026 at the latest, you will have to adjust the list when the 57 new locomotives arrive from Stadler to start work on the South Island. because of the smaller gauge they will certainly be different in performance than here in Europe. but with CoCo drive they will certainly also have a lot of power.in any case, Stadler Rail knows the problems of inclines and declines, Switzerland and New Zealand are topographically very similar for traffic. even if the locomotives are produced in the Spanish factory, there is a lot of know-how from the main factory in Switzerland in it. i'm curious what the driver's cab will look like then, almost like ours or closer to what your drivers are used to? it's a pity that your network isn't electrified everywhere and that you can buy emission-free electric locomotives.

@richardbell9939 3 года назад

DSG s were. Operating in Auckland when they were brand new.

@neilahsouthon6538 Год назад

The guy just chilling

@thetrainspoterfromhenderso2269 3 года назад

Nice

@toasterlover3892 2 года назад

4. Dx 3. EF 2. DFB 1. DC

@fly_trains3084 3 года назад

DXR for #1 is my opinon. I have even been in the cab of one.

@Sam-747 3 года назад

The DX class use to be in the 2000s category

@aucklandtrainsvlogs2901 2 года назад

Nice video man! But why do the DSG class do not operate in Auckland?

@NZREngine 2 года назад

DH and DC classes carry out the heavy shunt duties around the city there

@DXR8007NZR Год назад

Aren’t DXR’s the strongest because 8007 can haul lots of carriages by itself aswell as 8022.

@peterscandlyn 4 года назад

Late to the party but really enjoyed this. You seem to have some knowledge of train numbers. Is this knowledge publicly available please? Good work there!

@NZREngine 4 года назад

Yes you can find Train timetables with North and South Island train numbers on the New Zealand Locomotives Facebook group

@peterscandlyn 4 года назад

@@NZREngine Thanks for that info :-)

@tigertiger1699 3 года назад

Great vid.., but for me, have grown up can riding in the 70s.. the DX is unlike any others.., it’s power & sound..., and it’s ride.. as the cab can be thrown around.. ..., you definitely know you’re standing on a beast as punches at speed over typically rough NIMT..👍

@NZREngine 3 года назад

Cheers, thanks for watching

@IxtimmiboRT1427 Год назад

DCs are my number 1. I wish they only pulled passenger trains.

@samsgamingcorner9836 3 года назад

How come the older DFs have bigger front windows while the newer ones have smaller windows?

@cliffleigh7450 2 года назад

Good video, but disappointing that you can't hear the sound of the locos at work with their different types of engines.

@NZREngine 2 года назад

If you want to hear these locos at work feel free to watch any of my other videos, which have no narration and have great sounds of these locos at work :)