EF to re-enter service and a 2024 target for the last The first overhauled locomotive, EF30163, was presented at Hutt Workshops on 8 June 2022 to the media and Transport Minister Michael Woods. The locomotive is painted in a blue livery prior to being towed and commissioned in Palmerston North. The initial plan was to overhaul 12 of the remaining 15 EF locomotives. KiwiRail's acting CEO stated the company would refurbish as many of the locomotives as its budget would allow. After extensive testing and ironing out of issues with its control system, EF30163 began hauling revenue services in November 2022. Outside New Zealand The EF class design was used as the basis for the Eurotunnel Class 9 locomotives used in the Channel Tunnel by the Eurotunnel Shuttle service that was also built by Brush Traction and was scaled up to the standard rail gauge and larger loading gauge used in Europe. References Citations Bibliography Electric locomotives of New Zealand 3 ft 6 in gauge locomotives of New Zealand Bo′Bo′Bo′ locomotives Bo-Bo-Bo locomotives Brush Traction locomotives 25 kV AC locomotives Railway locomotives introduced in 1988