In Service
The EC class handled all duties from Christchurch to Lyttelton. They were capable of handling 600-ton freight trains and the famous Boat Train, known colloquially as the 'Jackaroo', which regularly loaded up to 400 tons. Early problems with motor flashover and armature shaft fractures during transition from series to parallel meant that the parallel connections were removed, halving the voltage to the motors and reducing the running speed to 42km/h.
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