Talk:New Zealand DX class locomotive/Archive 1

DX Subclasses
could someone please specify what the different classes are i.e. a DXH has probably been rebuilt with a short hood, but could someone plelase confirm the others? thanks Eonut 00:09, 7 August 2007 (UTC)Eonut
 * I understand that the "H" in DXH refers to the heavy drawgear fitted to the locomotive, not the shorthood. DXC is a normal coal service DX, and DXB is a DX with Brightstar wheel slip system fitted. --Lholden 00:18, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Possible top table image replacement?
Is this a possible replacement for the top picture or is it too "dirty" for a top picture? It does though give a better look thats all.

Yak52fan (talk) 09:14, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
 * That and the current image shows the locomotives in question more clearly. --Lholden (talk) 10:50, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

Wrong Dimensions
Width and height are wrong - I don't have the exact figures to hand, but the 3.01m width and 4.3m height given are well outside the NZ loading gauge (probably closer to 2.8m and 3.8m). Btw the DC class article suffers from exactly the same problem. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.234.145.14 (talk) 14:33, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

DXR Class
Just wondering, why on earth is the DXR listed as being a sub-class of the DX Class when in fact it is a separate class altogether. The DXR is no more a subclass of the DX class than a DC is a subclass of a DA, or a DBR a subclass of a DB. As such, I feel that the DXR Class deserves and merits its own separate page. Gosteamnz (talk) 02:17, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I think it's an accident really. OTOH, if we create articles for every complete rebuild we'd need articles on the DAR class, DBR class, etc, etc. --Lholden (talk) 07:25, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
 * In theory, there should be separate articles for those loco classes anyway - the DAR you could get away with since it is a solitary loco which has seen little use in that form, however I am surprised that there is no separate page for the DBR class. If we were to follow the logic, the DC Class information should be on the DA Class page instead of its own page. A consistent and defined approach to all loco classes would be advantageous.Gosteamnz (talk) 01:50, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Sure, that's the theory. I've split the DXR sub-class sub section into its own section. --Lholden (talk) 22:43, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

DXC 5520
The article claims that DXC 5520 used the DXR algorithm to calculate the TMS check digit, even though the TMS checker from the NZLocos Yahoo group says DXR5520 is not a valid number, and DXB5520 is. This has been discussed on my talk page, and these screenshots shown, but my correction was reverted anyway. pcuser42 (talk) 07:17, 23 November 2012 (UTC)