China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) has placed an order with Rolls-Royce (www.rolls-royce.com) to supply MTU Series 4000 engines for 15 DL-class freight locomotives that it will supply to Kiwi Rail, the New Zealand rail operator.

This is the fourth order that Kiwi Rail has placed for these trains since 2009; its current fleet comprises 48 locomotives.

The 20V 4000 R43 engines each deliver 2,700kW and are compliant with the EU stage IIIA emissions standard.