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International Orange GP9RM

(Requires the GP9 Low Nose Template by Valkyrie Lead).

(Information on the real GP9RM No. 4141 is much further down the description)

International Orange is a classic New Zealand livery, but it's more commonly known as 'Fruit Salad'. It was first introduced in late 1977, with DX 2612 being the first locomotive to receive the livery. Very soon after, 2612 was renumbered as DX 5137, and is still in service today under the DXB subclass. Fruit Salad was carried by a very wide variety of diesel and electric locomotive types, most of which are listed below:

DA
DB
DBR
DC
DE
DF (not the English Electric DF, but rather General Motors)
DG (only the re-cab'd version, not the original)
DH
Di
DS
DSA
DSB
DSC
DSG
DSJ
DX
EB
EF
TR

Fruit Salad remained a common livery until the mid-2000s, but it started getting less common after the arrival of Tranz Rail in around 1995, which was bought out by Toll Rail in 2003. The end of privatised rail in New Zealand came in July 2008, when the government re-acquired the network. Many engines (such as DBR's 1200 and 1213 as well as DC's 4064, 4409 and 4571) retained Fruit Salad well into the 21st century. Since then these engines have either been withdrawn, scrapped, preserved or repainted.

As of January 2021, there are no longer any operational mainline diesels in the Fruit Salad livery. DC 4409 was the last engine to run in said livery, but she was withdrawn in July 2020. Two preserved ex-KiwiRail diesels (DBR’s 1254 and 1295) still carry Fruit Salad and thus continue its legacy. This DBR pair is based at the Glenbrook Vintage Railway

Surprisingly there are still some EF class electric locomotives in Fruit Salad. The EF class was built between 1987 and 1988, and operates on the central section of the North Island Main Trunk (Hamilton to Palmerston North). Some of these EF's that have never been repainted include 30007, 30094, 30105, 30140, 30157 and 30232.

(And now for some information behind the real GP9RM No. 4141)

Canadian National 4141 was built in 1958, originally as a high-nose GP9 with the number 4241. She was rebuilt with a low-nose in 1991, redesignated as GP9RM and renumbered to 4141. She is still in service today, and is often assigned to the Montreal area.