List of NZ railfan jargon

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

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Corn-cob: Toll Rail yellow and aquamarine livery
Clockwork Orange: Nickname given to 1970s orange and yellow livery; used on DX class (also known as "Tropical" or "Popsicle")
Cyclops: Nickname given to refurbished Wellington EMU DM 556

Flying Tomato: A simpler version of the Fruit Salad livery, with grey replaced with red
Fruit Salad: An NZR red and grey livery with yellow highlights (also known as "International Orange")

Grass Grub: Name given to locomotive-hauled 88 seater, converted railcars, painted green

International Orange - The locomotive livery of yellow, orange/red and grey - more popularly known as "Fruit Salad"

K^B country: the section of the Midland Line between Springfield and Arthur's Pass famous for the use of K^B class steam locomotives between 1939 and 1968.

Longest xylophone in the world: a well-known but no longer used road/rail bridge on the Ross Branch south of Hokitika, named for the loud rattling its planks made.

MAXX Blue: Name given to livery used by Auckland rail services operated by Veolia.

Old reds: nickname sometimes given to the DM/D class electric multiple units.

The racetrack: nickname given to a portion of the Main South Line near Rakaia where steam-hauled passenger express trains attained high speeds.
Red Set: nickname given to the three car English Electric DM/D sets allocated to Tranz Metro Wellington.
Red Terror: nickname given to a Leyland Cub car converted to run on rails for inspection use by the Railways Department General Manager in 1933. It was converted for uses associated with electrified lines in 1941, and after spending a few years in the Hutt Valley, it was transferred to Otira and remained there until the Otira Tunnel was de-electrified in the 1990s. It is now owned by the Ferrymead Railway.