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NZR RM class

NZR RM class logo #21000 The RM class is the classification used by the New Zealand Railways Department (NZR) and its successors given to most railcars and railbuses that have operated on New Zealand`s national rail network. As NZR and its successors has operated many diverse types of railcars, alternate names have been given to individual railcar classes. `RM` stands ......
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NZR RM class logo #21000[88 seater] The NZR RM class 88-seaters were a class of railcar used in New Zealand, known unofficially as `articulateds`, `twinsets`, `Drewrys` and `Fiats`. They were purchased to replace steam-hauled provincial passenger trains and mixed trains. New Zealand Government Railways (NZR) classed them RM (Rail Motor), the notation used for all ...
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NZR RM class logo #21000[Clayton] The NZR RM class Clayton steam railcar was a unique railcar that operated on New Zealand`s national rail network and one of only two steam railcars to operate in New Zealand - the other being 1925`s RM class Sentinel-Cammell. Built in 1926 by Clayton Carriage and Wagon of Lincoln, England and assembled at the New Zealand Railways ...
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NZR RM class logo #21000[Edison battery-electric] The NZR RM class Edison battery-electric railcar was a popular and successful railcar that ran in Canterbury, New Zealand for eight years. The prototype, RM 6, was arguably the first successful railcar in New Zealand, but the type was not developed into a class. The railcar had a wheel arrangement of Bo-Bo under th...
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NZR RM class logo #21000[Leyland diesel] The NZR RM class Leyland diesel railcar or Midland railcar was the first diesel-powered vehicle to enter revenue service on New Zealand`s national rail network. Two were built, RM 20 and RM 21, and they commenced service in August 1936 as temporary short-use vehicles that would operate until better, larger rolling stock bec...
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NZR RM class logo #21000[Leyland petrol] The Leyland experimental petrol railcar was a unique railcar built and trialled in New Zealand in 1925. It should not be confused with the two much smaller Leyland diesel railbuses of 1936. New Zealand`s experimentation with railcars began in 1912 with the use of a MacEwan-Pratt petrol railcar. The New Zealand Railways Depa...
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NZR RM class logo #21000[MacEwan-Pratt] The NZR RM class MacEwan-Pratt petrol railcar was the first railcar to run on New Zealand`s national rail network, though it was never used in revenue service. It was built in 1912 at a time when the New Zealand Railways Department (NZR) was seeking alternative methods of providing rural passenger transportation. `Mixed` tra...
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NZR RM class logo #21000[Model T Ford] The NZR RM class Model T Ford railcar was a type of railcar that operated on New Zealand`s national rail network. Only two were built, classified as RM 4 and RM 5, and they were experimental railcars designed in an attempt to offer improved passenger services on quiet country branch lines that served regions with small popula...
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NZR RM class logo #21000[Sentinel-Cammell] The NZR RM class Sentinel-Cammell steam railcar was a steam-powered railcar operated by the New Zealand Railways Department (NZR). It was the only one of its type to operate in New Zealand, and one of only two steam railcars trialled in the country; the other was the Clayton steam railcar. ==Overview== In the early 20th c...
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NZR RM class logo #21000[Silver Fern] This article is about the New Zealand railcar service and the railcars themselves. For other uses, see Silver Fern (disambiguation). The NZR RM class Silver Fern is a class of railcar in New Zealand. The three air-conditioned and sound-proofed 723-kW 96-seater diesel-electric twin-set railcars were built by Kawasaki and Toshib...
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NZR RM class logo #21000[Standard] The NZR RM class Standard railcars were a class of railcar operated by the New Zealand Railways Department in the North Island of New Zealand. Officially classified as RM like all other railcar classes in New Zealand, they acquired the designation of `Standard` to differentiate them from others. They were introduced in 1938. == B...
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NZR RM class logo #21000[Thomas Transmission] The NZR RM class Thomas Transmission railcar was an experimental electro-mechanical railcar operated by the New Zealand Railways Department (NZR). It was introduced to service in 1916 and therefore was one of the earliest railcars to operate in New Zealand. == Development == In the early 20th century, NZR sought a mean...
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NZR RM class logo #21000[Vulcan] The NZR RM class Vulcan railcars were operated by the New Zealand Government Railways (NZR) in the South Island of New Zealand. All New Zealand railcars were classified as RM (Rail Motor), and this class derived their nomenclature from the name of the manufacturer, the Vulcan Foundry of Britain. == Background == On 9 May 1938, the ...
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NZR RM class logo #21000[Wairarapa] The NZR RM class Wairarapa railcar (or Rimutaka railcar) was the first truly successful class of railcars to operate on New Zealand`s national rail network. They entered service in 1936 and were classified RM like all other classes of railcars in New Zealand; they came to be known as the `Wairarapa` class (and sometimes as the `...
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NZR RM class logo #21000[Westinghouse] The NZR RM class Westinghouse railcar was an experimental railcar built by the New Zealand Railways Department (NZR) in 1914. Although not the first railcar to operate in New Zealand, it was the first to enter revenue service. == Development == In the early 20th century, NZR sought a means of providing economic services on li...
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