Mr Butson said the DL locomotives were not fit to be on the tracks. Showing photos 1 - 14 . KiwiRail said the Class DL locomotives are 5% to 10% more fuel-efficient as a one-for-one replacement for the existing fleet, and up to 30% when they replace two existing locomotives. KiwiRail says it has no choice but to buy more Chinese made diesel locomotives - even though they've been troublesome and unreliable for more than a decade.

In the first six months of last year, KiwiRail introduced 15 new Generation 2.3 DL locomotives, the fourth batch of the Chinese engines. There’s been a report today in Radio NZ News regarding the reliability of the DL Class locomotives, with the suggestion that many of the class members are not achieving the expected rate of reliability and that therefore Kiwirail should be choosing some other type of locomotive to purchase. At the Ports of Auckland, DL 9613 sits on a trailer, with one cab open to the public. In the first six months of last year, KiwiRail introduced 15 new Generation 2.3 DL locomotives, the fourth batch of the Chinese engines.

But the new engines are the worst performing and did not meet the contract performance target of 80,000 MDBF. DL On Show. DL locomotives depart Port of Tauranga Fifteen new Gen 2.3 DL locomotives depart KiwiRail's Mt Maunganui yard, shortly after arriving at the Port of Tauranga, in 2018.

DL class. Number range: 9008-9688 Entered service: 2010 Power output: 2,700kW Purchased by KiwiRail and first delivered in 2010, these were the first brand new locomotives to be introduced since the DF class over 30 years previously. CNR has also signed a contract to support the DL fleet, in a deal which the Chinese company said highlights its strategy of offering services beyond manufacturing. However, a spokesperson for KiwiRail said they were confident the 15 new locomotives would be reliable and asbestos free. This is a Blog to document 3D Printing New Zealand trains & the journey to build the most complete train set. As a result, KiwiRail has not made its final payment on the trains. As a result, … In 2009, an order for 20 locomotives was placed (delivered 2010-2011), a further 20 were ordered in 2011 (for 2012 delivery but postponed to 2013 due to reliability issues). Designs printed in typically 1:120/NZ120 Scale, although recently 1:24 has taken over..
And given that the new diesels would be the same type of locomotives that KiwiRail has been buying since 2010, the promised efficiency improvements are also open to doubt. (Kiwi Trains, Auckland, New Zealand) - 3D Printable Scale Model NZR & Kiwirail Trains. 14 photos in this gallery.

One of KiwiRail's latest DL locomotives on show at the Ports of Auckland over Auckland Anniversary. 28 January 2019.

Currently the most powerful and common diesel locomotive in New Zealand, the class sees service in the North Island on heavy freight trains. But the new engines are the worst performing and did not meet the contract performance target of 80,000 MDBF. KiwiRail says it has no choice but to buy more Chinese-made diesel locomotives - even though they've been troublesome and unreliable for more than a decade. KiwiRail says it has no choice but to buy more Chinese made diesel locomotives - even though they've been troublesome and unreliable for more than a decade. They said KiwiRail needed the locomotives to meet customer demand, and they would come into service in … The New Zealand DL class of diesel-electric locomotives was manufactured for KiwiRail by CRRC Dalian with engines from MTU.They are the most powerful diesel-electric locomotives in service in New Zealand. In the first six months of last year, KiwiRail introduced 15 new Generation 2.3 DL locomotives, the fourth batch of the Chinese engines. At the Ports of Auckland, DL 9613 sits on a trailer, with one cab open to the public. This story was first published by RNZ; The corporation says it needs another 10 of the DL-class engines to cope with increasing freight volumes in …