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Toll Rail NR 110 (revised)

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New Zealand
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Description
Toll Rail was a short-lived rail operator in New Zealand, owned by the Australian company Toll Holdings. TR lasted just five years from 2003 to 2008. The first locomotive to be repainted in Toll Rail colours was DX 5379.

Their livery is often the subject of criticism from railfans, as it is a slightly unsightly combination of pale yellow and a blue-ish green. This combination has given rise to the livery's nickname - Corn Cob. The curved stripes are my least favourite part of the livery, as they detract from the overall look of the locomotive. If my research is correct, these were the locomotives that were repainted in the Toll Rail livery:

DAR 517
DBR 1295
DC 4093
DC 4594
DC 4605
DC 4801
DC 4818
DC 4830
DFB 7023
DFB 7186
DFB 7307
DFB 7348
DH 2839
DH 2851
DQ 6324
DQ 6347
DSC 2216
DSC 2462
DSC 2720
DSG 3046
DSJ 4004
DSJ 4032
DSJ 4060
DX 5074
DX 5172
DX 5212
DX 5241
DX 5258
DX 5264
DX 5270
DX 5287
DX 5356
DX 5379
DX 5385
DX 5402
DX 5425
DX 5431
DX 5477
DX 5500
DXR 8007
DXR 8022
TR 845
TR 897

No EF class electric locomotives ever received the livery.

In July 2008, the New Zealand government bought the rail network back from Toll Rail and renamed it KiwiRail. The unveiling ceremony for the new state-owned company was held at Wellington station on the 1st of July, with DXB 5143 in attendance. In the first few years of KiwiRail's existence, the locomotives that retained the Toll Rail livery simply had the logo removed and replaced with KiwiRail stickers. The only exception was DAR 517, which was retired before receiving the KR stickers.

Today the vast majority of engines that received Toll Rail colours are no longer in said livery. The last mainline locomotives to retain the livery were DC 4830 and DXC 5356. The latter has since been repainted in KiwiRail colours, while the DC has been withdrawn and scrapped without ever receiving KR colours. Interestingly, there are still at least six shunting locomotives that retain this livery:

DH 2839
DSC 2462
DSC 2720
DSJ 4032
DSJ 4060
TR 845