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The New Zealand EF class locomotive (originally Class 30) is a class of 22 25 kV 50 Hz AC electric locomotives that operate on the North Island Main Trunk between Palmerston North and Te Rapa (near Hamilton) in New Zealand. They are the only class of electric locomotives in revenue service in New Zealand.The EF class was built by Brush Traction in Loughborough United Kingdom between 1986 and 1988 to run on the new electrified central section of the NIMT.