Glossary of New Zealand railway terms

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This is a list of jargon commonly used by railfans and railway employees in New Zealand.

Tranz Rail Bumble-Bee livery

Tranz Rail Cato Blue livery, seen on these two DC class locomotives

DAR 517 in Corn-cob livery

An NZR locomotive in International Orange livery

Railfan

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A railfan, rail buff or train buff, railway enthusiast, railway buff or trainspotter, is a person who is recreationally interested in trains and rail transport systems.

Railfan photographers in Belgium in September 2003, at the farewell of the NMBS/SNCB Class 51 locomotive

Bill Nye looks over the model railroad display at the Pasadena, California model train club

A trainspotter photographing an N700 Series Shinkansen on the Tokaido Shinkansen line near Mount Fuji

Railfans taking train photos at the Japan Railways Group (JR) Tokyo train center