trainspotting.co.uk4000hp Electric Train NZ Rail
Power type Electric
Builder Brush Traction, Loughborough, United Kingdom
Build date 1986-1988
UIC classification Bo-Bo-Bo
Gauge 1067mm (3' 6")
Length 19.6 m
Total weight 107 t
Electric system NIMT 25 kV AC
Traction motors 6
Top speed 105 km/h
Power output 4000 hp / 3000 kW (continuous)
Career New Zealand Railways Corporation, Tranz Rail, Toll NZ
Class EF, previously Class 30
Number in class 22
Number 30007 - 30249
Nicknames "Toasters"
Locale Palmerston North - Te Rapa
First run 1987 - 1989
Disposition 16 in service; 4 stored; 1 scrapped
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