NZR RM class (88 seater)
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NZR RM class (88 seater)

Blue Streak 88-seater RM 125 at Feilding in 1974
Train information
NameNZR RM class
Articulated 88-seater
In service1955 - 1978
ManufacturerDrewry Car Co, England
Built atBirmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Co, Smethwick, UK
Entered service1955 - 1958
Scrapped1978
Number built35
Number in service0
Number scrapped34
FormationNo 1 end (36 passengers & luggage compartment) articulated over a Jacobs bogie with No 2 end (52 passengers)
Fleet numbersRM 100 - RM 134
Capacity88
OperatorNew Zealand Railways
Lines servedvarious
Specifications
Car length105 ft (32 m) total
Width8 ft 10 in (2.7 1)
Maximum speed65 mph (104.6 km/h)
Weight63.1 LT (101.5 t)
EngineTwo Fiat 700.040, six cylinder, horizontal underfloor, 1500 rpm naturally aspirated
Power output420 hp (675.9 kW) total (original)
370 hp (595.5 kW) (derated)
TransmissionWilson 5-speed gearbox (per engine)
Gauge1067al=onlk=on

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The NZR RM class 88-seaters were a class of railcar used in New Zealand, known unofficially as 'articulateds', 'twinsets', 'Drewrys' and 'Fiats'. They were purchased to replace steam-hauled provincial passenger trains and mixed trains. New Zealand Railways classed them RM, the notation used for all railcars.

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Key:

Number Entered service Withdrawn class="unsortable"Notes
RM 100 March , 1955 June , 1983 Converted to AC carriage set
RM 101 May , 1955 December , 1968
RM 102 September , 1955 June , 1985 Converted to AC carriage set
RM 103 August , 1955 June , 1985 Converted to AC carriage set
RM 104 June , 1955
RM 105 July , 1955 September , 1978
RM 106 September , 1955 November , 1967
RM 107 November , 1955 September , 1983 Converted to AC carriage set
RM 108 February , 1956 May , 1979
RM 109 February , 1956 December , 1971
RM 110 February , 1956 April , 1985 Converted to AC carriage set
RM 111 February , 1956 June , 1985 Converted to AC carriage set
RM 112 February , 1956 April , 1985 Converted to AC carriage set
RM 113 February , 1956 April , 1980
RM 114 February , 1956 April , 1975
RM 115 February , 1956 September , 1978
RM 116 February , 1956 December , 1971
RM 117 March , 1956
RM 118 March , 1956
RM 119 April , 1956 July , 1980 Blue Streak railcar
No 1 end cab and part of luggage compartment still exists, and under ownership of RM 133 Trust
RM 120 May , 1958
RM 121 June , 1956 September , 1978 No 2 end is under restoration to become No 2 end of restored RM 133
No 1 end is being used as a motel unit in Waitomo
RM 122 June , 1956 December , 1971
RM 123 June , 1956 August , 1981
RM 124 July , 1956 December , 1971
RM 125 July , 1956 Blue Streak railcar
RM 126 August , 1956 December , 1971
RM 127 August , 1956 April , 1985 Converted to AC carriage set
RM 128 August , 1956 December , 1971
RM 129 September , 1956 December , 1971
RM 130 September , 1956 December , 1971
RM 131 October , 1956 July , 1980
RM 132 November , 1956 September , 1975 Destroyed by fire near Eketahuna on 24 August 1975. Written off and scrapped at Eketahuna in September 1975.
RM 133 December , 1956 June , 1984 Converted to AC carriage set
No 1 end being restored by RM 133 Trust
No 2 end damaged by fire beyond repair
RM 134 July , 1957 October , 1982 Converted to AC carriage set

Long Distance Passenger Trains of New Zealand

Operational
North IslandCapital Connection * Overlander * Wairarapa Connection
South IslandSeasider * TranzAlpine * TranzCoastal
Historic
North IslandBay Express * Blue Fern * Blue Streak * Daylight Limited * Endeavour * Geyserland Express * Kaimai Express * Napier Express * New Plymouth Express * New Plymouth Night Express * Night Limited * Northerner * Northland Express * Rotorua Express * Scenic Daylight * Silver Star * Silver Fern * Taneatua Express * Taranaki Flyer * Thames Express * Waikato Connection * Wairarapa Mail
South IslandCulverden Express * Kingston Flyer * Lynx Express * Picton Express * Southerner * South Island Limited

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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