ADK/ADB class diesel multiple unit: Difference between revisions

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{{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’sSA'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 The units were completely withdrawn on 20 July 2015.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>http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1708/S00692/aucklands-old-diesel-trains-set-for-new-life-in-mozambique.htm</ref> with one unit being purchased by the [[New Zealand Special Air Service]]s for training.

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