ADK/ADB class diesel multiple unit: Difference between revisions

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Unlike the [[ADL/ADC class diesel multiple unit|ADL/ADC class]] and SA sets, the units have not been fitted with Electronic Train Protection (ETP) equipment, owing to their imminent replacement by the [[New Zealand AM class electric multiple unit|AM class]]. All are scheduled for withdrawal by late 2014.<ref name=history>{{cite journal|title=Railfan|publisher=Triple M Publications|volume=20|number=3|ISSN=1173-2229|date=June 2014}}</ref>

{{As of|2014|9|15}}, all services on the Manukau Line are operated by the [[New Zealand AM class electric multiple unit|AM class]]. As a result of this, all ADK units were placed into storage. Services to Papakura formerly run by ADKs are now run by ADLs, also displaced from the Manukau Line. A farewell trip was run by the [[Railway Enthusiasts Society]] on 16 November 2014, running on every suburban line in Auckland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gvr.co.nz/Rail+Excursions++Tours/The+Last+Diesel+Subbie+Train+In+Auckland.html|title=The Last Diesel Subbie Train In Auckland Farewell to the SA's|date=20 September 2015}}</ref> The units were completely withdrawn on 20 July 2015. In August 2017 eight units were shipped to [[Mozambique]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1708/S00692/aucklands-old-diesel-trains-set-for-new-life-in-mozambique.htm|title=Auckland’s old diesel trains set for new life in Mozambique|date=25 August 2017|accessdateaccess-date=23 March 2020|author=Auckland Council|author-link=Auckland Council|publisher=[[scoop.co.nz]]}}</ref> with one unit being purchased by the [[New Zealand Special Air Service]]s for training.

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