Cato Blue is an informal term describing a New Zealand railway locomotive livery found in common usage amongst the railfan community. The livery was first worn on DFT 7160 as a variation of the New Zealand Rail blue livery. With the introduced of Tranz Rail on 18 October 1995, the livery was adopted to replace New Zealand Rails blue livery, which was introduced in 1991. The scheme was known as Cato Blue after its creator, Cato Partners. DFT 7199 was the first locomotive repainted in the livery after Tranz Rail took over the rail system.
DC 4110 and DCP 4755 with a freight train approaching Tinwald.
EM 1367/ET 3367 leading another Ganz-Mavag EMU set while passing through Epuni.
DC 4513 and DCP 4628 (with the Tranz Scenic logo in place of the Tranz Rail logo) with the TranzAlpine, while skirting the Waimakariri River.
New Zealand DF class locomotive (1979)
The New Zealand DF class locomotive of 1979 is a class of 30 Co-Co diesel-electric locomotives built by General Motors Diesel of Canada between 1979 and 1981. Between 1992 and 1997, all the locomotives were rebuilt as the DFT class, a turbocharged version of the DF.
DFT7295 departing the Ashburton yard, 20 February 2013. Note the enlarged driver's side windscreen.
DF6006 at Avondale. The locomotive's two small front windscreens have been modified to a large single windscreen.
DFT7145 in former Tranz Rail "Bumble Bee" livery in Ahuriri Yard, Napier - 8 June 2003
DFB7010 at Morningside station with a 6-car SA set
