page_title: New Zealand DX class locomotive
hierarchical_section_title: New Zealand DX class locomotive
caption_attribution_description: English: DXB 5143 stands at Wellington Railway Station platform 9 on 1 July 2008. DXB 5143 was the first locomotive to be painted in the KiwiRail livery, and was used for the official launch of KiwiRail by Prime Minister Helen Clark that day.
context_page_description: The New Zealand DX class locomotive is a type of 49 Co-Co diesel-electric locomotives that currently operate on New Zealand's national railway network. All locomotives are owned by KiwiRail.
  Built by GE Transportation in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States, they were introduced to New Zealand between 1972 and 1976. The class is based on the General Electric U26C model, a narrow-gauge version of the GE U23C model.
  The locomotives have seen several upgrades since their introduction and three sub-classes now exist: the DXB, DXC and DXR.
context_section_description: The New Zealand DX class locomotive is a type of 49 Co-Co diesel-electric locomotives that currently operate on New Zealand's national railway network. All locomotives are owned by KiwiRail.
  Built by GE Transportation in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States, they were introduced to New Zealand between 1972 and 1976. The class is based on the General Electric U26C model, a narrow-gauge version of the GE U23C model.
  The locomotives have seen several upgrades since their introduction and three sub-classes now exist: the DXB, DXC and DXR.
caption: DXB 5143, the first locomotive to be painted in the KiwiRail livery
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