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NZR EF class

EF 30013 on the North Island Main Trunk in 'bumble bee' colours.
NameNZR EF class
PowertypeElectric
CaptionEF 30013 on the North Island Main Trunk in 'bumble bee' colours.
Builddate1986 - 1988
BuilderBrush Traction, Loughborough, United Kingdom
Weight107 t
UicclassBo-Bo-Bo
Firstrundate1988 - 1989
Disposition17 in service; 3 stored; 2 scrapped
Numinclass22
Poweroutput3000 kW (continuous)
Topspeed105 km/h (65.2 mph)
Length19.6 m (12.2 ftin)
Gauge1067al=onlk=on
Tractionmotors6
Nicknames"Toasters"
LocaleNorth Island Main Trunk between Palmerston North and Te Rapa
Roadnumber30007 - 30249
RailroadclassEF, previously Class 30
Electricsystem25kV 50hz AC
Collectionmethodpantograph

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The NZR EF class (originally NZR Class 30) is a class of 22 25 kV AC electric locomotives that operate on the North Island Main Trunk between Palmerston North and Te Rapa (near Hamilton) in New Zealand. They are the only class of 25 kV AC locomotives to operate in New Zealand, and one of the two mainline electric locomotive classes in New Zealand - the other being the 1968 EO class 1500V DC locomotives in service for Tranz Metro in Wellington.

The EF class was built by Brush Traction in Loughborough, UK between 1986 and 1988. They were built to run on the new electrified central section of the NIMT, and the first two members, 30007 and 30013, were involved in the testing of the new electrification system. The locomotives, at 3000 kW (1864.1 ftin), are the most powerful locomotives to operate in New Zealand, and the design of the class has been used in designing other electric locomotives overseas, including the Le Shuttle Eurotunnel Class 9 electric locomotives that operate in the Channel Tunnel between the UK and France.

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Key:

TMS number Introduced Current livery Notes
30007 October 1987 International Orange
30013 January 1988 Tranz Rail black (Bumble Bee)
30036 January 1988 International Orange Scrapped - 18 February 2007
30042 February 1988 Tranz Rail black (Bumble Bee)
30059 February 1988 KiwiRail .
30065 March 1988 International Orange Long-term storage, Palmerston North
30071 February 1988 Tranz Rail black (Bumble Bee)
30088 February 1988 International Orange Scrapped - 11 April 2003
30094 March 1988 International Orange
30105 November 1988 International Orange
30111 February 1988 International Orange
30128 March 1988 International Orange Long-term storage, Palmerston North
30134 March 1988 KiwiRail
30140 May 1988 International Orange
30157 March 1988 International Orange
30163 May 1988 KiwiRail
30186 July 1988 International Orange Long-term storage, Palmerston North
30192 August 1988 Tranz Rail blue
30203 October 1988 International Orange
30226 September 1988 KiwiRail Rust Removal and Repaint beginning July 2010
30232 April 1989 International Orange
30249 February 1989 KiwiRail

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