Springfield glint
At Springfield on New Zealand's South Island, a pair of DJ-class tri-bos pauses with a Christchurch to Greymouth freight before tackling the grades of the Southern Alps through to Arthur's Pass in May 1986.
The DJ class were a rather ungainly locomotive, built for the New Zealand Railways by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in 1968/69, riding on three twin-axle powered bogies.
A total of 64 were built using Caterpillar D398 prime movers. They were withdrawn between 1986 and 1991 and 9 survive in preservation.
Springfield glint
At Springfield on New Zealand's South Island, a pair of DJ-class tri-bos pauses with a Christchurch to Greymouth freight before tackling the grades of the Southern Alps through to Arthur's Pass in May 1986.
The DJ class were a rather ungainly locomotive, built for the New Zealand Railways by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in 1968/69, riding on three twin-axle powered bogies.
A total of 64 were built using Caterpillar D398 prime movers. They were withdrawn between 1986 and 1991 and 9 survive in preservation.