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==History==
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>{{
Following the electrification of the [[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>
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== Mozambique ==
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|access-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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