NZR RM class (Vulcan)

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NZR RM class (Vulcan)


Name	NZR RM class (Vulcan-Frichs)
Powertype	Diesel-mechanical railcar
Builder	Vulcan Foundry
Serialnumber	4845 � 4854
Builddate	1940 � 1942
Totalproduction	10
Uicclass	A1A-2
Gauge	42in
Driversize	2 ft 9 in
Length	68 ft 3 in
Width	8 ft 8 in
Height	11 ft 6 in
Weight	36.175 tons (36.75 tonnes)
Primemover	Vulcan-Frichs 6-cylinder
Transmission	Fluid coupling & 5-speed Wilson epicyclic gearbox
Topspeed	75 mph (120.7 km/h)
Poweroutput	250 hp (402.3 kW)
Railroad	New Zealand Railways
Numinclass	9
Roadnumber	50 � 58
Firstrundate	1940
Disposition	Withdrawn; 5 scrapped, 4 preserved.

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The NZR RM class Vulcan railcars were operated by the New Zealand Railways Department in the South Island of New Zealand. All New Zealand railcars were classified as RM, and these were known as Vulcan railcars, from the name of the manufacturer, Vulcan Foundry of Britain.

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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.

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