Auckland's Diesel Trains' Last Day (& farewell to Pukekohe Railway Station)

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Жыл бұрын

On Friday 12th August 2022 the Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) trians that have been operating in Tāmaki Makaurau since 1993 ran for the last time. I decided to go and have one last ride before they disappeared into the night.
The ADL/ADC class DMUs were built in the early 1980s for Perth (Australia). They were refurbished in 2002. Since 2015 they've been running the Papakura-Pukekohe shuttle service. They are being retired ito allow line electrification between Papakura and Pukekohe to proceed full-time. The line will reopen in 2024 with Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) trains running.
It was also the last day that the Pukekohe Railway Station (as we know it) will exist. The current station will be demolished, with the 1913 station building being removed to allow for the construction of stabling yards. When the line reopens in 2024, it will have a new station at Pukekohe and 3 new stations between there and Papakura.
Wikipedia page for the ADL/ADC class DMUs: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADL/ADC...
Wikipedia page for Pukekohe Railway Station: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pukekoh...
Excellent story covering their last day by Grady Connell: www.todayfm.co.nz/home/nation...
Video farewelling the DMU trains: • Saying farewell to Auc...
Video reviewing Te Huia train: • Te Huia train review
Music from the KZfaq Music Library
Video production by Scott Pilkington @spil030
DMU trains: ADL/ADC class
Dimensions: 24.4 m long, 2.74 m wide, 3.84 m high
Top speed: 90 km/h
Weight: 35.75-42.97 tonnes (each)
Passengers: 132 (each)

Пікірлер: 16

@BillWalters-iz3tv Ай бұрын

IAM glad someone has bought the station building, it's of a similar design to the old Tuakau and Tekawhata stion

@celleo89 3 ай бұрын

This is bringing back a lot of memories for me. Thank you Sir for this wonderful video!

@spil030 3 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

@mickeybowmeister1944 11 ай бұрын

I used to flat in New Market AkL and take these trains down to Takanini for work mid 90's, hardly anyone on them.

@davidlipscombe916 Жыл бұрын

It wasyou I saw filming from the overhead walkway And I caught you in my video as I was the one with the deck chair on the platform at 3:57 mark .

@Hypercakeplays Жыл бұрын

It will never be without them. Farewell ADL's🕊

@Bbq7272 2 ай бұрын

Come back to Perth!

@kiwikewi Жыл бұрын

Nice Video! Sad to see these ADL's go.

@RailJapanStory Жыл бұрын

Wonderful 😉👍️✨ Amazing video 😃⤴️⤴️ Thank you for sharing :)

@songspinner813 Жыл бұрын

When I saw this video in my feed, I thought these were new or freshly overhauled trains, not ones that were finishing!

@qfa330 Жыл бұрын

Do you know if there will be a farewell tour like the ADKs and SAs had ?

@spil030 Жыл бұрын

No idea I'm afraid. From what I've heard, it sounds unlikely. If I get a chance, I'll ask though

@TrainSpotterFromHuapai Жыл бұрын

Do some maintenance on these Passenger Trains and put them on the Huapai to Swanson sector. No problem going through that pesky tunnel all our leaders use as an excuse not to have passenger trains from out west.

@spil030 Жыл бұрын

Hi Phill. Not my area of expertise, but I understand (and may have commented in the video) the trains are actually well past their expiry date. I think some of them have even been sold off already. Secondly, as I understand it, the requirements for trains to run through tunnels has changed in the last few years following the publishing of the Pike River Mine Disaster report. These trains would no longer meet safety requirements ... in other words, if they broke down in the tunnel and there was a fire, everyone would probably die, most likely from aphixiation. Instead of repeating this idea, it's better to think of new ideas. I'm a historian, not a town planner, so I can't provide those I'm afraid. Andre Brett's book "Can't Get There From Here" covers all of this quite well.

@danieleyre8913 Жыл бұрын

@@spil030 the northern explorer, trans alpine express, Taieri gorge railway, coastal pacific Wairarapa connection and capital connection are all diesel-electric-hauled services that travel through tunnels. Every day at least a dozen diesel-electric hauled freight trains goes through the kaimai tunnel.

@danieleyre8913 Жыл бұрын

From what I understand; while the ADL’s might be able to squeeze through the Waitakere tunnel, they still have a loading gauge too large, in that the clearance’s between the train and the tunnel are unsafely not large enough. So if a train broke down within the tunnel; there wouldn’t be enough clearance to safely get people out. I think the busway to Massey is planned to be used by buses from Kumeu, Huapai, etc.