ADK/ADB class diesel multiple unit

what is it?

The ADK class are a class of diesel multiple units that were previously operated by Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) in Perth, and later Transdev Auckland on Auckland's suburban rail network, and are currently operated by MetroBus in Maputo, Mozambique. Originally built by Commonwealth Engineering and the Midland Railway Workshops for WAGR in the late 1960s, all but one were sold in 1993 to New Zealand Rail, and were then owned by Auckland Transport. The units were completely withdrawn from service in New Zealand on 5 December 2014, following completion of electrification of Auckland's network.

who runs it

base stats

• speed 90 km/htop speed
• power 155 kWpower output
• weight 33.3 tin working order
• built 10made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

• 🎂First built 59 years ago, in 1967.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏37.8 m long: about 8 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🧓Still in service after 59 years.

multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.

spec sheet

built

1967

in service from

1967

status

in service

number built

10

kind

multiple unit

traction

diesel

origin

🇳🇿 New Zealand

builders

Commonwealth Engineering, Western Australian Government Railways, Midland Railway Workshops

operators

Western Australian Government Railways, Tranz Metro, Transdev Auckland, New Zealand Railways Department

top speed

90 km/h

power

155 kW

gauge

1,067 mm Cape gauge

wheel arrangement

(1A)(A1)+2′2′

formation

Australia: ADK+ADB, New Zealand: ADK+ADB+ADB+ADK, (originally ADK+ADB)

length

37.8 m

weight

33.3 t

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.