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New Zealand British Rail Mark 2 carriage information


British Rail Mark 2
Refurbished SE class carriages on a Wairarapa Connection service in Wellington.
Interior of Wairarapa Connection carriage SW 5658
In service1971–present (UK)
1998–present (NZ)
ManufacturerBritish Rail Engineering Limited
Built atDerby Litchurch Lane Works, England
Constructed1971–1975
Entered service1998
RefurbishedHillside Engineering, Dunedin
Hutt Workshops, Lower Hutt
Number built1,876 (UK)
150 (NZ)
Number scrapped29 (Kiwirail)
Fleet numbersBR numbers allocated at time of original build
CapacityS servery: 30
S standard: 60
SA: 67
SD: 49
SE: 75
SEG: 44
SES: 63
SW: 64
SWG: 37
SWS: 37
OperatorsKiwiRail (and its predecessors)
Great Journeys New Zealand
Transdev Wellington (and its predecessors)
Transdev Auckland (defunct)
DepotsThorndon (SE, SR, SW)
Lines servedNorth Island Main Trunk (Wellington–Palmerston North and Auckland Strand/Papakura–Hamilton)
Wairarapa Line (Wellington–Masterton)
Specifications
Car body constructionSteel
Car length19.66 metres (64 ft 6 in)
Width2.82 metres (9 ft 3 in)
Height3.58–3.65 metres (11 ft 9 in – 12 ft 0 in)
Floor height1.00–1.08 metres (3 ft 3 in – 3 ft 7 in)
Doors4× electrically-operated plug doors (S, SE, SW)
4× electrically operated twin sliding doors (SA, SD)
Maximum speed160 km/h (100 mph) (as built)
100 km/h (62 mph) (S, SE, SW)
90 km/h (56 mph) (SA, SD)
WeightS servery: 29.3 tonnes (28.8 long tons; 32.3 short tons)
S standard: 28.40 tonnes (27.95 long tons; 31.31 short tons)
SA: 31.00 tonnes (30.51 long tons; 34.17 short tons)
SD: 35.00 tonnes (34.45 long tons; 38.58 short tons)
SE: 33.25 tonnes (32.72 long tons; 36.65 short tons)
SEG: 34.25 tonnes (33.71 long tons; 37.75 short tons)
SES: 33.25 tonnes (32.72 long tons; 36.65 short tons)
SR: 33.25 tonnes (32.72 long tons; 36.65 short tons)
SRC: 33.25 tonnes (32.72 long tons; 36.65 short tons)
SRV: 33.25 tonnes (32.72 long tons; 36.65 short tons)
SW: 33.25 tonnes (32.72 long tons; 36.65 short tons)
SWG: 34.25 tonnes (33.71 long tons; 37.75 short tons)
SWS: 32.25 tonnes (31.74 long tons; 35.55 short tons)
Power supplySD: Perkins / Leroy-Somer – FG Wilson P110E rated at 110KVA
SEG, SWG: diesel alternator rated at 230KVA (type unknown)
HVACHeating and air-conditioning in all classes
Bogiesx28020plus and S-Ride
Braking system(s)S: 26C
SA, SD, SE, SEG, SES, SW, SWG, SWS: 26C with graduated release function
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
(originally 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge)

The New Zealand British Rail Mark 2 carriages were built by British Rail Engineering Limited for British Rail in the early 1970s. From the mid-1990s, 150 were exported to New Zealand. After being rebuilt, refurbished and re-gauged, they entered service with a variety of operators on New Zealand's railway network. The carriages generally replaced older NZR 56-foot carriages, some of which had been in use for almost 70 years.

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