Glossary of New Zealand railway terms


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

B

; Blue Rattlers
; Blue Streaks
; Bumble-Bee
; Bobtails

C

; Carvan
; Clockwork Orange
; Corn-cob
; Cyclops

D

; Drewry
; Dora the Explorer

E

; 'En and chicken

F

; Fiat
; Flying Tomato
; Fruit Salad
; Foamer

G

; Grass Grub
; Gull Roost

H

; The Hill
; Hot water bottle
; Hot water boy
; Highsider

I

; International Orange

J

; Jigger

K

; KB country
; Kingston Flyer

L

; Longest xylophone in the world
; Lowsiders
; Lokey

M

; Matangi
; MAXX Blue
; Midland Red

N

; No Name

O

; Old reds
; Over the hill

P

; Pearson's Dream
; Pie Cart
; The Pig
; The Phoenix
; Pig Dog
; Pimple face
; Popsicle
; Pullet

R

; The racetrack
; Red Terror
; Roadsider

S

; The Sergeant
; Super Ganz

T

; Tin Hare
; Tonka Toy
; Tropical
; The Twins
; Thoroughbred
; Trams
; Twinset