Current Use of 56ft Carriages
56 ft carriages with Supavent windows are kept as a charter fleet in the North Island, but otherwise are no longer used on mainline passenger services. The old carriages may be retained as new charter fleet cars or be on-sold. A large number of 56 ft cars are now either with small train operating companies (Taieri Gorge Railway, 13 carriages) or in preservation with many railway societies, some which use the cars on main line excursions. None of the car-van van variant remain in use, their use having been supplanted by the newer FM/AG vans. However, examples exist in preservation.
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