The Countdown - or rather the count UP.

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The New Zealand DC Class is the most common class of diesel-electric main-line locomotives on New Zealand Railway network, but also with long distance KiwiRail Scenic passenger trains, Metlink suburban trains in Wellington operated by Tranz Metro; also they used to operate on Auckland Transport Suburban Trains on the push-pull services.
All 85 of the Dc's started life as the Da class, with 31 scrapped after accidents and spare parts at Hutt, and one being scrapped in Tasmania.
Only 24 Dc's remain in service.

 

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DAF YP-408, UNIFIL 4347, A30, Bridgehead 2011

 

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Call Number OP-15707
Title SP locomotive, engine number 4353, engine type 4-8-2
Credit Denver Public Library Special Collections
Alternate Title Southern Pacific locomotive, engine number 4353, engine type 4-8- 2
Creator Perry, Otto, 1894-1970

 

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Indian Pacific on is way from South Australia, to Western Australia. Flinders Ranges are in the background.
This train crosses Australia on a 4355 km, 4 day journey.

 

SP train, engine number 4357, engine type 4-8-2 and engine number 2376, engine type 4-6-0

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Title SP train, engine number 4357, engine type 4-8-2 and engine number 2376, engine type 4-6-0
Credit Denver Public Library Special Collections
Alternate Title Southern Pacific train, engine number 4357, engine type 4-8-2 and engine number 2376, engine type 4-6-0
Creator Perry, Otto, 1894-1970
Date 1937

 

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Not a train - yay

Not that I've got anything against trains....

 

aaaaannndddd were back to trains - yay!!!

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living histories Newcastle University view/4363

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Suggest Silverton Tramways Y class. could be SAR but preceeding plate is most likely at Broken Hill

SubjectRailroads -- New South Wales -- AustraliaTrainsBroken Hill (N.S.W.)Y-Class No.4 LocomotiveNew South Wales Government RailwaysDate[1936]