NZR RM class (Silver Fern)

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NZR RM class (Silver Fern)

Train information
A Silver Fern near Warrington, New Zealand
Name	NZR RM class Silver Fern
In service	1972 - present
Manufacturer	Kawasaki and Toshiba, trading as Nissho-Iwai Company of Japan
Constructed	1972
Entered service	1972
Number under construction	3
Number built	3
Number in service	3
Fleet numbers	RM 1, 2, 3 (original) RM 18, 24, 30 (TMS)
Capacity	96
Operator	New Zealand Railways Department (1972 - 1982) New Zealand Railways Corporation (1982 - 1991) Tranz Rail (1991 - 2002) Veolia Auckland (2002 - present) KiwiRail (2008 - present)
Lines served	North Island Main Trunk Palmerston North - Gisborne Line East Coast Main Trunk (former) Rotorua Branch (former)
Specifications
Car length	47.4 m total
Maximum speed	120 km/h (33.3 m/s)
Weight	107 t (29.7 m/s)
Engine	Caterpillar D398TA
Power output	670 kW (186.1 m/s)
Gauge	1067al=onlk=on

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This article is about the New Zealand railcar service and the railcars themselves. For other uses, see Silver Fern (disambiguation).

The NZR RM class Silver Fern is a class of railcar in New Zealand. The three air-conditioned and sound-proofed 723-kW 96-seater diesel-electric twin-set railcars were built by Kawasaki and Toshiba, trading as Nissho Iwai Company of Japan. The New Zealand Railways classed the railcars RM, like all other railcars.

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Rail vehicles of New Zealand

Battery electric locomotives		E - EB
Diesel locomotives		DA (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 Units		ADK (inc. ADB trailers) - ADL (inc. ADC trailers)
Electric locomotives		EA (later EO of 1968) - EC - ED - EF - EO of 1923 - EW
Electric Multiple Units		DM (inc. D trailers) - EM (inc. ET trailers) - "Matangi" FP (inc. FT trailers)
Railcars		RM 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 locomotives		A of 1873 - A of 1906 (inc. Ad) - A^A - A^B - B of 1874 - B of 1899 - B^A - B^B - B^C - C of 1873 - C of 1930 - D of 1874 - D of 1929 - E of 1872-75 - E of 1906 - F - F^A (inc. F^B) - G of 1874 - G Garratt of 1928 (inc. Pacific rebuild) - H - J of 1874 - J of 1939 - J^A - J^B - K of 1877 - K of 1932 - K^A - K^B - L - L^A - M - N - N^A - N^C - O - O^A - O^B - O^C - P of 1876 - P of 1885 - Q of 1878 - Q of 1901 - R - S - T - U - U^A - U^B - U^C - U^D - V - W - W^A - W^AB (inc. W^S) - W^B - W^D - W^E - W^F - W^G - W^H - W^J - W^W - X - Y
Locomotive hauled carriages		50-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.

Long Distance Passenger Trains of New Zealand

Operational

North Island		Capital Connection * Overlander * Wairarapa Connection
South Island		Seasider * TranzAlpine * TranzCoastal
Historic

North Island		Bay 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 Island		Culverden Express * Kingston Flyer * Lynx Express * Picton Express * Southerner * South Island Limited

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