NZR British Rail Mark 2 carriage
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NZR British Rail Mark 2 carriage

The eight S class British Rail Mark 2 carriages used on the Capital Connection service, pulled by WAB 794 on an excursion near Woodville on 31 August 2003.
Train information
NameNZR British Rail Mark 2
In service1971-present (UK)
1998-present (NZ)
ManufacturerBREL
Built atDerby Carriage and Wagon Works, Derby, England
Constructed1971-1975
Entered service1998-present
RefurbishmentHillside Engineering, Dunedin
Hutt Workshops, Lower Hutt
Number built1,876 (UK)
Number in service112 (NZ)
Fleet numbersClasses S, SA, SD, SE(G/S), SW(G/S)
original BR running numbers
Capacity31 - 64
OperatorTranz Scenic
Tranz Metro
Veolia
Lines servedNorth Island Main Trunk (Wellington to Palmerston North, Pukekohe to Auckland)
North Auckland Line (south of Helensville)
Auckland - Newmarket Line
Wairarapa Line (Wellington to Masterton)
Specifications
Car length19.66 m
Width2.82 m
Height3.89 m
Floor height1.07 m
Maximum speed160 km/h (99.4 mph) design
Weight34 t (21.1 mph)
Power supplyDiesel generator in SD/SEG/SWG/AG carriage
Train heatingElectric
Gauge1067
(originally sg)

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The NZR British Rail Mark 2 carriage is a type of passenger carriage used on New Zealand rail services. The carriages are British Rail Mark 2 carriages, imported from the United Kingdom, and refurbished and re-gauged for use in New Zealand.

The carriages are currently used on the Capital Connection (S class), Veolia commuter services in Auckland (SA/SD class), the Wairarapa Connection (SW class), and on Tranz Metro peak services in Wellington (SE class). They replaced the NZR 56-foot carriages, some of which had been in use for almost 70 years.

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SE class :
Class BR type Number Service/area Entered Service
S 2D FO 3170 Capital Connection 1999 11, format=dmy
SA 2D FO 3171 Auckland suburban
S 2D FO 3177 Capital Connection 1999 11, format=dmy
S 2D FO 3184 Capital Connection 1999 11, format=dmy
SA 2D FO 3185 Auckland suburban
S 2D FO 3190 Capital Connection 1999 11, format=dmy
SA 2D FO 3193 Auckland suburban
SA 2D FO 3195 Auckland suburban
SD 2D FO 3197 Auckland suburban
SD 2D FO 3199 Auckland suburban
S 2D FO 3200 Capital Connection 1999 11, format=dmy
SA 2D FO 3201 Auckland suburban
SA 2D FO 3205 Auckland suburban
SA 2D FO 3206 Auckland suburban
S 2D FO 3207 Capital Connection 1999 11, format=dmy
S 2D FO 3211 Capital Connection 1999 11, format=dmy
SA 2D FO 3212 Auckland suburban
SA 2D FO 3216 Auckland suburban
SA 2E FO 3224 Auckland suburban
SA 2E FO 3233 Auckland suburban
S 2E FO 3245 Capital Connection 1999 11, format=dmy
SA 2E FO 3262 Auckland suburban
SA 2E FO 3263 Auckland suburban
SA 2E FO 3265 Auckland suburban
SA 2E FO 3266 Auckland suburban
SW 2F FO 3282 Wairarapa Connection 2007 11, format=dmy
SE 2F FO 3288 Wellington suburban 2008 12, format=dmy
SW 2F FO 3294 Wairarapa Connection 2007 09, format=dmy
SWS 2F FO 3298 Wairarapa Connection 2007 10, format=dmy
SE 2F FO 3311 Wellington suburban 2008 12, format=dmy
SE 2F FO 3324 Wellington suburban 2008 12, format=dmy
SES 2F FO 3327 Wellington suburban 2008 12, format=dmy
SW 2F FO 3339 Wairarapa Connection 2007 06, format=dmy
SW 2F FO 3349 Wairarapa Connection 2007 10, format=dmy
SW 2F FO 3355 Wairarapa Connection 2007 10, format=dmy
SWG 2F FO 3365 Wairarapa Connection 2007 05, format=dmy
SW 2F FO 3376 Wairarapa Connection 2007 06, format=dmy
SE 2F FO 3380 Wellington suburban 2008 12, format=dmy
SW 2F FO 3394 Wairarapa Connection 2007 06, format=dmy
SW 2F FO 3404 Wairarapa Connection 2007 11, format=dmy
SWG 2F FO 3422 Wairarapa Connection 2007 10, format=dmy
SEG 2F FO 3430 Wellington suburban 2008 12, format=dmy
SA 2D TSO 5617 Auckland suburban
SD 2D TSO 5624 Auckland suburban
SD 2D TSO 5626 Auckland suburban
SA 2D TSO 5633 Auckland suburban
SA 2D TSO 5637 Auckland suburban
SA 2D TSO 5638 Auckland suburban
SW 2D TSO 5646 Wairarapa Connection 2007 09, format=dmy
SA 2D TSO 5651 Auckland suburban
SD 2D TSO 5652 Auckland suburban
SA 2D TSO 5653 Auckland suburban
SA 2D TSO 5654 Auckland suburban
SW 2D TSO 5658 Wairarapa Connection 2007 08, format=dmy
SWS 2D TSO 5660 Wairarapa Connection 2007 05, format=dmy
SWG 2D TSO 5671 Wairarapa Connection 2007 07, format=dmy
SD 2D TSO 5675 Auckland suburban
SA 2D TSO 5682 Auckland suburban
SA 2D TSO 5695 Auckland suburban
SA 2D TSO 5703 Auckland suburban
SA 2D TSO 5705 Auckland suburban
SA 2D TSO 5719 Auckland suburban
SWS 2D TSO 5723 Wairarapa Connection 2007 07, format=dmy
SA 2D TSO 5729 Auckland suburban
SA 2D TSO 5730 Auckland suburban
SA 2D TSO 5743 Auckland suburban
SA 2E TSO 5746 Auckland suburban
SD 2E TSO 5747 Auckland suburban
SA 2E TSO 5752 Auckland suburban
SA 2E TSO 5759 Auckland suburban
SD 2E TSO 5761 Auckland suburban
SD 2E TSO 5762 Auckland suburban
SA 2E TSO 5770 Auckland suburban
SA 2E TSO 5776 Auckland suburban
SA 2E TSO 5784 Auckland suburban
SA 2E TSO 5791 Auckland suburban
SD 2E TSO 5794 Auckland suburban
SA 2E TSO 5796 Auckland suburban
SA 2E TSO 5801 Auckland suburban
SD 2E TSO 5811 Auckland suburban
SA 2E TSO 5818 Auckland suburban
SW 2E TSO 5820 Wairarapa Connection 2007 05, format=dmy
SA 2E TSO 5828 Auckland suburban
SA 2E TSO 5829 Auckland suburban
SA 2E TSO 5835 Auckland suburban
SW 2E TSO 5837 Wairarapa Connection 2007 05, format=dmy
SD 2E TSO 5843 Auckland suburban
SA 2E TSO 5847 Auckland suburban
SD 2E TSO 5859 Auckland suburban
SD 2E TSO 5860 Auckland suburban
SA 2E TSO 5861 Auckland suburban
SA 2E TSO 5868 Auckland suburban
SA 2E TSO 5873 Auckland suburban
SA 2E TSO 5878 Auckland suburban
SD 2E TSO 5883 Auckland suburban
SA 2E TSO 5887 Auckland suburban
SA 2E TSO 5889 Auckland suburban
SD 2E TSO 5893 Auckland suburban
SA 2E TSO 5902 Auckland suburban
SA 2F TSO 5926 Auckland suburban , 2009
SA 2F TSO 5935 Auckland suburban , 2009
SD 2F TSO 5993 Auckland suburban , 2009
SA 2F TSO 5994 Auckland suburban , 2009
SA 2F TSO 5996 Auckland suburban , 2009
SA 2F TSO 6010 Auckland suburban , 2009
SA 2F TSO 6015 Auckland suburban , 2009
SD 2F TSO 6026 Auckland suburban , 2009
SA 2F TSO 6061 Auckland suburban , 2009
SA 2F TSO 6123 Auckland suburban
SA 2F TSO 6159 Auckland suburban , 2009
SD 2F TSO 6166 Auckland suburban

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