NZR DM class
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NZR DM class

A DM/D class EMU waiting for departure at Johnsonville railway station on the Johnsonville Line.
Train information
NameNZR DM class
In service1938 - 2011 (planned)
ManufacturerEnglish Electric
Built atPreston Works, United Kingdom
Constructed1938 - 1954
Entered service1938
Refurbishment2005-2007
Number built49
Number in service16
FormationDM-D (Johnsonville line and Melling Line)
D-DM-D (Hutt Valley Line and Paraparaumu Line)
Fleet numbersD163-2869
DM27 - 562
Capacity132 (two-car sets)
204 (three-car sets)
OperatorTranz Metro
Lines servedJohnsonville Line, Melling Line (two-car sets)
Hutt Valley Line, Paraparaumu Line (three-car sets)
Specifications
Car length19.2 m (63 ft) each car
Maximum speed97 km/h (60.3 mph)
Weight43.5 t (27 LT)
Power output447 kW (277.8 hp)
Electric system1500 V DC overhead
Gauge1067al=onlk=on

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The NZR DM/D class is a type of electric multiple unit used on the rail passenger network of Wellington, New Zealand, operated by Tranz Metro, formed of DM power cars and D trailers.

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Rail vehicles of New Zealand

Battery electric locomotivesE - EB
Diesel locomotivesDA (inc. DAA, DAR) - DB (inc. DBR) - DC (inc. DCP) - DE - DF (English Electric) - DF (General Motors) inc. DFT - DG (inc. DH of 1956) - DH of 1978 - DI - DJ - DL - DQ (inc. QR) - DS - DSA - DSB - DSC - DSG - DSJ - DX (inc. DXB, DXC and DXR) - TR
Diesel Multiple UnitsADK (inc. ADB trailers) - ADL (inc. ADC trailers)
Electric locomotivesEA (later EO of 1968) - EC - ED - EF - EO of 1923 - EW
Electric Multiple UnitsDM (inc. D trailers) - EM (inc. ET trailers) - "Matangi" FP (inc. FT trailers)
RailcarsRM class railcars: 88 seater (also known as Fiats or twinsets) - Clayton steam railcar - Edison battery-electric railcar - Leyland diesel railbus - Leyland experimental petrol railcar - MacEwan-Pratt petrol railcar - Model T Ford railcar - Sentinel-Cammell steam railcar - Silver Fern - Standard - Thomas Transmission - Vulcan - Wairarapa - Westinghouse

Non-RM class railcar: A 88 Buckhurst petrol carriage

Steam locomotivesA of 1873 - A of 1906 (inc. Ad) - AA - AB - B of 1874 - B of 1899 - BA - BB - BC - C of 1873 - C of 1930 - D of 1874 - D of 1929 - E of 1872-75 - E of 1906 - F - FA (inc. FB) - G of 1874 - G Garratt of 1928 (inc. Pacific rebuild) - H - J of 1874 - J of 1939 - JA - JB - K of 1877 - K of 1932 - KA - KB - L - LA - M - N - NA - NC - O - OA - OB - OC - P of 1876 - P of 1885 - Q of 1878 - Q of 1901 - R - S - T - U - UA - UB - UC - UD - V - W - WA - WAB (inc. WS) - WB - WD - WE - WF - WG - WH - WJ - WW - X - Y
Locomotive hauled carriages50-foot carriage - 56-foot carriage - ex-British Rail Mark 2 carriage- AK carriage - FM class guards van
See also: Locomotives of New Zealand; Motive power explanation; Multiple units and Railcars descriptions.



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