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NZR RM class (Standard)
🇳🇿 New Zealand ·built by New Zealand Railways Department· from 1938· class of 6 New Zealand railcars
3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. NZR RM class Standard 01: Matthew25187 at English Wikipedia· CC BY 3.0
- 2. NZR RM class Standard 02: Matthew25187 at English Wikipedia· CC BY 3.0
- 3. NZR RM class Standard 03: Matthew25187 at English Wikipedia· CC BY 3.0
what is it?
The NZR RM class Standard railcars were a class of railcar operated by the New Zealand Railways Department (NZR) in the North Island of New Zealand. Officially classified as RM like all other railcar classes in New Zealand, they acquired the designation of "Standard" to differentiate them from other railcar classes. They were introduced in 1938 and withdrawn in 1972.
who runs it
base stats
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 88 years ago, in 1938.
- Weighs about as much as 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 20.4 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 34 years (1938–1972).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1938
- in service from
- 1938
- retired
- 1972
- status
- retired
- number built
- 6
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- builders
- New Zealand Railways Department, Hutt Workshops
- operators
- New Zealand Railways Department
- top speed
- 100 km/h
- power
- 85 kW
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- wheel arrangement
- A1-1A
- length
- 20.4 m
- weight
- 30 t
- capacity
- 52 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6956239, Wikipedia: NZR RM class (Standard) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.