Bumble-Bee (livery)

DFT 7145 in Napier.

Bumble-Bee is an informal term describing a New Zealand railway locomotive livery (resulting from the combination of black and yellow in the colour scheme) found in common usage amongst the railfan community. The livery, first introduced in May 2001 to promote level crossing safety to replace the Cato Blue livery and was initially trialled on Tranz Rail locomotive DC 4323, and over time was applied to numerous other locomotive classes up until 5 May 2004, when Toll Rail took over the rail system, and introduced the Corn-Cob livery.[1]

DCs 4421 (with the Tranz Rail winged logo) and 4438 (with the "TR" slopping blocks) with a shunt near Darfield.

The first four locomotives that were repainted in the livery received the Tranz Rail "winged' logo. The logo was then replaced with "TR" sloping block letters, which most of the rest of the locomotives that were repainted in the livery received, including two which had received the livery with the Tranz Rail logo. Three locos never received branding when they were repainted in the livery. DC 4185 initially didn't receive branding either when it was repainted, but the sloping block letters were later applied to the loco.[2]

As of March 2017, only three DCs, one DSC and three EFs still operate in this livery.

Variations

DSG 3251 in Dunedin.

A few locomotives had been repainted in variations of this livery:

Locomotives that wore/wear the Bumble Bee livery

DC class:

DCP class:

DFB class:

DFT class:

DH class:

DSC class:

DSG class:

DSJ class:

DXB class:

DXC class:

EF class:

TR class:

References

  1. ↑ "New Zealand Railfan". 7 (3). Triple M Publications. June 2001. ISSN 1173-2229.
  2. ↑ "New Zealand Railfan". 10 (2). Triple M Publications. March 2004. ISSN 1173-2229.
  3. ↑ "New Zealand Railfan". 9 (1). Triple M Publications. December 2002. ISSN 1173-2229.
  4. ↑ "New Zealand Railfan". 9 (1). Triple M Publications. December 2002. ISSN 1173-2229.
  5. ↑ "New Zealand Railfan". 8 (4). Triple M Publications. September 2002. ISSN 1173-2229.

See also

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