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
; Bush tramway
C
; Carvan; Clockwork Orange
; Corn-cob
; Cyclops
D
; Drewry; Dora the Explorer
E
; 'En and chickenF
; Fiat; Flying Tomato
; Fruit Salad
; Foamer
G
; Grass Grub; Gull Roost
H
; The Hill; Hot water bottle
; Hot water boy
; Highsider
I
; International OrangeJ
; JiggerK
; KB country; Kingston Flyer
L
; Longest xylophone in the world; Lowsiders
; Lokey
M
; Matangi; MAXX Blue
; Midland Red
N
; No NameO
; 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