Class de (1952)
DE 1441 at Wellington on 29/11/1982.
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Class de (1952) - 660hp bo-bo english electric (Preston) total = 15
Current Total in Service = 0. Class gone in 1988. 7 are now Heritage Stock. New Zealand 1st Diesel Loco.
1739 built 1951 at English Electric (DK Works), Preston to DE.501 (Bo-Bo, originally fitted with cab-side door)
DE . 501 imported 12/1951 at Wellington Port
DE . 501 in service 30/05/1952 (livery:NZGR Carnation/Midland Red, with White strips)
DE . 501 renumbered c1978 to DE1308
DE 1308 altered c09/1982 at Woburn Shops (Date/Place ???, livery:NZR `Fruit Salad' International Orange/Yellow BS 08e51/Grey BS 11A11 )
DE 1308 w/off 02/1987
DE 1308 scrapped 1990
1740 built 1951 at English Electric (DK Works), Preston to DE.502 (Bo-Bo, originally fitted with cab-side door)
DE . 502 imported 12/1951 at Wellington Port
DE . 502 in service 17/06/1952 (livery:NZGR Carnation/Midland Red, with White strips)
DE . 502 renumbered c1978 to DE1314
DE 1314 w/off 11/10/1986 at Wellington (livery:NZR `Fruit Salad' International Orange/Yellow BS 08e51/Grey BS 11A11 , per GM's 16/2666/22 of 17/7/1986)
1741 built 1952 at English Electric (DK Works), Preston to DE.503 (Bo-Bo, originally fitted with cab-side door)
DE . 503 in service 08/08/1952 (livery:NZGR Carnation/Midland Red, with White strips)
DE . 503 renumbered c1978 to DE1320
DE 1320 altered 1982 (livery:NZR `Fruit Salad' International Orange/Yellow BS 08e51/Grey BS 11A11 )
DE 1320 w/off 02/1988
1742 built 1952 at English Electric (DK Works), Preston to DE.504 (Bo-Bo, originally fitted with cab-side door)
DE . 504 in service 07/08/1952 (livery:NZGR Carnation/Midland Red, with White strips)
DE . 504 renumbered c1978 to DE1337
DE 1337 altered 1983 (livery:NZR `Fruit Salad' International Orange/Yellow BS 08e51/Grey BS 11A11 )
DE 1337 w/off 02/1988
DE 1337 preseved at Taieri Gorge Railway
1743 built 1952 at English Electric (DK Works), Preston to DE.505 (Bo-Bo)
DE . 505 in service 30/09/1952 (livery:NZGR Carnation/Midland Red, with White strips)
DE . 505 renumbered c1978 to DE1343
DE 1343 w/off 04/1984 at Wellington
DE 1343 preseved at Silverstream SSR
1744 built 1952 at English Electric (DK Works), Preston to DE.506 (Bo-Bo)
DE . 506 in service 01/12/1952 (livery:NZGR Carnation/Midland Red, with White strips)
DE . 506 renumbered c1978 to DE1366
DE 1366 altered c1983 (livery:NZR `Fruit Salad' International Orange/Yellow BS 08e51/Grey BS 11A11 )
DE 1366 w/off 02/1988
DE 1366 scrapped 1990
1745 built 1952 at English Electric (DK Works), Preston to DE.507 (Bo-Bo)
DE . 507 in service 29/09/1952 (livery:NZGR Carnation/Midland Red, with White strips, Repainted in the International Orange Livery circa 5/1979)
DE . 507 renumbered c1978 to DE1372
DE 1372 altered c1982 (livery:NZR `Fruit Salad' International Orange/Yellow BS 08e51/Grey BS 11A11 )
DE 1372 w/off 02/1988
DE 1372 preseved at Glenbrook Vintage Railway
1746 built 1952 at English Electric (DK Works), Preston to DE.508 (Bo-Bo)
DE . 508 in service 23/03/1954 (livery:NZGR Carnation/Midland Red, with White strips)
DE . 508 renumbered c1978 to DE1389
DE 1389 w/off 01/1989 (livery:NZR `Fruit Salad' International Orange/Yellow BS 08e51/Grey BS 11A11 )
DE 1389 preseved at Silverstream SSR
1747 built 1952 at English Electric (DK Works), Preston to DE.509 (Bo-Bo)
DE . 509 in service 06/03/1953 (livery:NZGR Carnation/Midland Red, with White strips)
DE . 509 renumbered c1978 to DE1395
DE 1395 altered c1982 (livery:NZR `Fruit Salad' International Orange/Yellow BS 08e51/Grey BS 11A11 )
DE 1395 w/off 02/1988
DE 1395 preseved at Glenbrook Vintage Railway
1748 built 1952 at English Electric (DK Works), Preston to DE.510 (Bo-Bo)
DE . 510 in service 06/03/1953 (livery:NZGR Carnation/Midland Red, with White strips)
DE . 510 renumbered c1978 to DE1406
DE 1406 w/off 03/1987 (livery:NZR `Fruit Salad' International Orange/Yellow BS 08e51/Grey BS 11A11 )
1749 built 1952 at English Electric (DK Works), Preston to DE.511 (Bo-Bo, originally fitted with cab-side door)
DE . 511 in service 20/08/1952 (livery:NZGR Carnation/Midland Red, with White strips)
DE . 511 renumbered c1978 to DE1412
DE 1412 w/off 02/1988 (livery:NZR `Fruit Salad' International Orange/Yellow BS 08e51/Grey BS 11A11 )
DE 1412 preseved at Moorhouse
1750 built 1952 at English Electric (DK Works), Preston to DE.512 (Bo-Bo)
DE . 512 in service 06/11/1952 (livery:NZGR Carnation/Midland Red, with White strips)
DE . 512 renumbered c1978 to DE1429
DE 1429 w/off 02/1988 (livery:NZR `Fruit Salad' International Orange/Yellow BS 08e51/Grey BS 11A11 )
DE 1429 preseved at Moorhouse
1751 built 1952 at English Electric (DK Works), Preston to DE.513 (Bo-Bo, originally fitted with cab-side door)
DE . 513 in service 22/08/1952 (livery:NZGR Carnation/Midland Red, with White strips)
DE . 513 renumbered c1978 to DE1435
DE 1435 w/off 02/1987 (livery:NZR `Fruit Salad' International Orange/Yellow BS 08e51/Grey BS 11A11 )
1752 built 1953 at English Electric (DK Works), Preston to DE.514 (Bo-Bo)
DE . 514 in service 12/06/1953 (livery:NZGR Carnation/Midland Red, with White strips)
DE . 514 renumbered c1978 to DE1441
DE 1441 w/off 04/1984 at Wellington
DE 1441 scrapped 1990
1753 built 1953 at English Electric (DK Works), Preston to DE.515 (Bo-Bo)
DE . 515 in service 24/08/1953 (livery:NZGR Carnation/Midland Red, with White strips)
DE . 515 renumbered c1978 to DE1458
DE 1458 w/off 12/1988 (livery:NZR `Fruit Salad' International Orange/Yellow BS 08e51/Grey BS 11A11 )
Total = 15
Last updated on 05/01/2014.
