3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. NZR class DSJ 4004 shunting in Picton: TrainboyMBH· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. KiwiRail DSJ 4004 shunting at Picton 20100121 1: DXR· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. New Zealand DSJ class locomotive DSJ 4004 in Picton 20100121 1: DXR· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The New Zealand DSJ class is a class of diesel-electric shunting locomotive used on the New Zealand rail network. The class has a very similar overall design to the DSG class, but is instead single-engined, has a cab that is offset from the centre and is both shorter and lighter than its twin-engined counterpart.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 42 years ago, in 1984.
- Still in service after 42 years.
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1984–1985
- in service from
- 1984
- status
- in service
- number built
- 5
- kind
- Diesel-Electric
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Toshiba, Addington Railway Workshops
- operators
- New Zealand Railways Corporation, Tranz Rail, Toll Domestic Forwarding, KiwiRail
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Bo'Bo'
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6956193, Wikipedia: New Zealand DSJ class locomotive (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.