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NZR RM class (Westinghouse) : ウィキペディア英語版 | NZR RM class (Westinghouse) The NZR RM class Westinghouse railcar was an experimental railcar built by the New Zealand Railways Department (NZR) in 1914. Although not the first railcar to operate in New Zealand, it was the first to enter revenue service.〔David Jones, ''Where Railcars Roamed: The Railcars which have Served New Zealand Railways'' (Wellington: Wellington Tramway Museum, 1997), 4.〕 == Development ==
In the early 20th century, NZR sought a means of providing economic services on lines with low traffic, including some suburban routes and to provide a faster alternative to mixed trains on rural lines. It aimed to develop a light self-powered vehicle that could operate economically even with low passenger levels.〔Robin Bromby, ''Rails That Built A Nation'' (Wellington: Grantham House, 2003), 122-3.〕 The first true railcar, the MacEwan Pratt petrol railcar of 1912, did not pass its tests and never entered revenue service. It was dismantled in May 1913; the next experiment with railcar technology did not take place until 1914, when the Westinghouse railcar was developed. It re-used the classification of RM 1 that had been given to the MacEwan-Pratt railcar.〔
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