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New Zealand Railways class EB
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New Zealand | 1925
5 produced
No. 26 in 1930 at the workshop in Woburn, Lower Hutt
No. 26 in 1930 at the workshop in Woburn, Lower Hutt
Albert Percy Godber

In 1925, the NZR had a battery locomotive built for shunting by the Goodman Manufacturing Co. in the USA. Four more were built in New Zealand four years later. The class designation was EB for “Electric Battery”. A total of 120 battery cells delivered an output of 32 hp. Although new batteries would have been needed shortly before the start of the Second World War, they were not replaced. It was not until the 1950s that they were rebuilt to diesel-electric locomotives with twice the power while retaining the traction motors. The central driver's cab was replaced with an end driver's cab. They were retired in the second half of the 1970s.

Variantas builtmodernized
General
Built1925, 19291953
ManufacturerGoodman Manufacturing Company, Hillside
Wheel arr.B 
Gauge3 ft 6 in (Cape gauge)
Dimensions and Weights
Length20 ft 4 in
Service weight26,900 lbs
Adhesive weight26,900 lbs
Axle load13,450 lbs
Boiler
Variantas builtmodernized
Power Plant
Power
Power sourceelectric - batterydiesel-electric
Hourly power32 hp (24 kW)64 hp (48 kW)
Top speed12 mph
EngineAEC Comet Mark III
Engine type6-cyl. diesel
Calculated Values
electric locomotive
diesel locomotive
switcher
battery
last changed: 07/2023
Eb 25 after the rebuild to a diesel locomotive
Eb 25 after the rebuild to a diesel locomotive
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