NZR RM Class (Silver Fern)
This article is about the New Zealand railcar service and the railcars themselves. For other uses, see Silver Fern (disambiguation).
| New Zealand RM class Silver Fern |
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Silver Fern railcar RM 24 near Papakura, Auckland |
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| In service | 1972 - present |
| Manufacturer | Kawasaki and Toshiba, trading as Nissho-Iwai Company of Japan |
| Constructed | 1972 |
| Entered service | 1972 |
| Number built | 3 |
| Number in service | 3 |
| Fleet numbers | RM 1, 2, 3 (original) RM 18, 24, 30 (TMS) |
| Capacity | 96 |
| Operator | New Zealand Railways Department (1972 - 1982) New Zealand Railways Corporation (1982 - 1990) New Zealand Rail Limited (1990 - 1995) Tranz Rail (1995 - 2002) Veolia Auckland (2002 - present) KiwiRail (2008 - present) |
| Line(s) served | North Island Main Trunk Palmerston North - Gisborne Line East Coast Main Trunk (former) Rotorua Branch (former) |
| Specifications | |
| Car length | 47.4 metres (156 ft) total |
| Maximum speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) |
| Weight | 107 tonnes (105 long tons; 118 short tons) |
| Engine(s) | Caterpillar D398TA |
| Power output | 670 kW (900 hp) |
| Gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Cape gauge |
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 Toshiba, trading as Nissho Iwai Company of Japan. The New Zealand Railways classed the railcars RM, like all other railcars.
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