Cato Blue (livery)

Cato Blue is an informal term describing a New Zealand railway locomotive livery (resulting from the combination of blue, grey and yellow in the colour scheme) found in common usage amongst the railfan community.

[3] Additionally, all of the 44 Ganz-Mavag built EM/ET electric multiple units, along with one of the English Electric built DM/D EMU units were also repainted in the Cato Blue livery, with the Tranz Metro logo on the side of each car.

It was then replaced in May 2001 when Tranz Rail introduced the Bumble-Bee livery to promote level crossing safety.

[4] As of March 2017, one DCP, ten DSCs, one EF and two TRs still operate in this livery.

Although the two ADs, and five AGs are in storage in Ōtāhuhu and Waltham, they are still operational and can be seen being used on special occasions.

DC 4110 and DCP 4755 with a freight train approaching Tinwald .
EM 1367/ET 3367 leading another Ganz-Mavag EMU set while passing through Epuni .
DC 4513 and DCP 4628 (with the Tranz Scenic logo in place of the Tranz Rail logo) with the TranzAlpine , while skirting the Waimakariri River .