Diesel Traction Group (NZ)
Locomotives

Original Class and Number
TMS Number
Builder
Builders Number
Year Built
Arrived
Notes
DE 511
DE 1412
English Electric
1749
1951
1987
Currently undergoing repairs.
DE 512
DE 1429
English Electric
1750
1951
1987
Currently operational. On loan to the Weka Pass Railway.
DF 1501
-
English Electric
1927
1954
2009
Owned by FRONZ. DF 1501 arrived by rail in 2009, and will eventually be restored.
DG 772
DG 2255
English Electric
2276/D355
1955
1983
The first locomotive owned by the DTG, restored in 2009 to operating condition with mainline accreditation. Originally entered service as DH 772.
DI 1102
DI 1820
English Electric
A121
1966
1992
Only surviving ex-NZR diesel locomotive in preservation to have been built at English Electric's Rocklea, Qld. plant. Mainline certified.

Question: What class of locomotives did the Diesel Traction Group have in 1987?
Answer: In 1987, the Diesel Traction Group (NZ) had two Dᴱ class locomotives, Dᴱ's 511 and 512 (TMS DE 1412 and DE 1429).