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In a couple of weeks, the Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) trains that have been operating in Auckland since 1993 will be retired. Auckland Transport (AT) and Glenbrook Vintage Railway (GVR) gave them a farewell tribute. I went along & recorded it for my friends who couldn’t make it.
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 in August 2022 to allow line electrification between Papakura and Pukekohe to proceed full-time. The line will reopen in 2024 with Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) trains running.
The day involved catching an AT EMU to Papakura to join the celebration, then a ride on a DMU to Pukekohe, where we joined the GVR on their heritage locomotive and carriages for a family excursion to Mission Bush where the New Zealand Steel mill is located (Glenbrook).
Music from the KZfaq Music Library
Video production by Scott Pilkington @spil030
** nerd stats **
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)
EMU trains: AM class
Dimensions: 71.8 m long, 2.76 m wide, 3.99 m high
Top speed: 110 km/h
Weight: 132 tonnes (3-car train)
Passengers: 373 (3-car train)
DBR 1254
Built 1964-1965, rebuilt 1980-1982, refurbished 2019
Length: 14 m
Top speed: up to 100 km/h, but licenced for 80 km/h
Weight: 68 tonnes
Carriages: A1926, A1948 & A1991
Built 1939-1940
Length: 56 ft
Weight: 28 tonnes
Passengers: ~52 (each)
Carriages: AA1233, AA1494 & AA1134
Built 1909-1924
Length: 50 ft
Weight: 28 tonnes
Passengers: ~50