ADK/ADB class diesel multiple unit: Difference between revisions

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| operator = Australia:<br>[[Western Australian Government Railways]], [[Westrail]]<br>New Zealand:<br>[[Tranz Metro]], [[Transdev Auckland]]<br>Maputo, Mozambique:<br>[[MetroBus (Mozambique)|MetroBus]]

| depots = Australia: [[Claisebrook railway depot|Claisebrook]]<br>New Zealand: Westfield

| lines = Australia:<br>[[Armadale railway line|Armadale]]<br>[[Fremantle railway line|Fremantle]]<br>[[Midland railway line, Perth|Midland]]<br>New Zealand:<br>[[Eastern Line (Auckland)|Eastern Line]]<br />[[Southern Line (Auckland)|Southern Line]]<br />[[Western Line (Auckland)|Western Line]]

| carbody = ADK: {{convert|20.20|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}<br>ADB: {{convert|15.85|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| trainlength = {{convert|37.75|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} per two-car unit

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In 1967 and 1968, ten two-carriage stainless steel sets were manufactured for the [[Western Australian Government Railways]]. Each set consisted of an ADK power car manufactured by [[Commonwealth Engineering]], and an ADB trailer built by the WAGR's [[Midland Railway Workshops]]. The ADK cars were manufactured in [[Granville, New South Wales|Granville]] and railed via [[Melbourne]] and [[Adelaide]] requiring a change of bogies at each of these locations and again at [[Kalgoorlie]].<ref name=GrayMay>{{MayGray-WAGRPassCar |pages=298–303}}</ref><ref name=JDunn>{{cite book|last=Dunn|first=John|title=Comeng: A History of Commonwealth Engineering Volume 3: 1966–1977|year=2010|publisher=Rosenberg Publishing|___location=Kenthurst|pages=11–15|isbn=9781877058905}}</ref>

Following the electrification of the [[Railways in Perth|Perth]] rail network]], they were rendered surplus and in 1992, all except ADK 689 were sold, along with the newer [[ADL/ADC class diesel multiple unit|ADL/ADC class]], to [[Tranz Rail|New Zealand Rail]] to replace [[NZR 56-foot carriage|56-foot carriages]] on suburban trains in [[Auckland]].<ref name=GrayMay/><ref name=JDunn/>{{sfn|Churchman|Hurst|2001|page=64}}<ref name="nzro1992">{{cite journal|journal=New Zealand Railway Observer|publisher=[[New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society]]|date=1992|last=Kemp|first=Michael|title=Locomotive notes|page=168|number=212|issn=0028-8624}}</ref>

In October 1993, prior to being privatised, New Zealand Rail sold the class to the [[Auckland Regional Council]] (ARC).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070530060205/http://www.trainweb.org/nzdiesels/railcar/wrdmu/ ADK/ADL] New Zealand Diesel & Electric Traction</ref>