The locomotive will be in the Dx series. They are 3,300hp, about 2,800hp at the rail. New in 1972 there were 34 but some have already been scrapped, and by the end of 2026, all will be gone to be replaced by the new Stadler-built Dm, of which 66 have been ordered. Built in their Spanish factory. These Dm class will start to arrive about the third quarter 2024. Once accepted they will steadily take over from the Dx’s in the South Island.
0:27 That sounds like the Original Star Trek enterprise warp engines spooling up, Maybe that's where their sound effect came from?
This is KiwiRail in New Zealand. Our track, you probably noticed, is 1067 mm or 3ft-6in.
The locomotive will be in the Dx series. They are 3,300hp, about 2,800hp at the rail. New in 1972 there were 34 but some have already been scrapped, and by the end of 2026, all will be gone to be replaced by the new Stadler-built Dm, of which 66 have been ordered. Built in their Spanish factory. These Dm class will start to arrive about the third quarter 2024. Once accepted they will steadily take over from the Dx’s in the South Island.
What kind of loco and which company ? Thxs
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_DX_class_locomotive
What is Veneering, at 13.58?
suppresses the coal dust
This will be a bike trail one day soon.