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In the early 20th century, NZR began experiments with railcars as an option to replace unprofitable regional locomotive-hauled carriage expresses and to provide efficient passenger service on rural branch lines that were served solely by slow
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The Sentinel-Cammell steam railcar did not prove popular with passengers or crews and was not expanded into a full fleet. After a few years of service, it was quietly withdrawn and scrapped in 1931.
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had slow schedules as they had to load and unload freight regularly, making their stops longer than passenger service would normally require. In 1925, a steam railcar was ordered from the
372:"AtoJs Online — Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives — 1926 Session I — D-02 RAILWAYS STATEMENT BY THE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, THE RIGHT HON. J. G. COATES" 309:) before returning to Thames. This service was not the sole domain of the Sentinel-Cammell steam railcar, it was sometimes operated by a carriage train hauled by 557: 535: 409: 230:(NZR). It was the only one of its type to operate in New Zealand, and one of only two steam railcars trialled in the country; the other was the 518: 1467: 870: 850: 845: 840: 550: 1356: 371: 643: 1457: 1397: 909: 617: 612: 1387: 783: 543: 565: 1420: 985: 954: 813: 808: 501: 482: 463: 1452: 699: 694: 689: 788: 767: 751: 731: 704: 669: 664: 648: 637: 632: 627: 602: 597: 592: 227: 169: 1351: 1462: 1442: 1415: 1361: 924: 524: 521:, Ohinemuri Regional History Journal 53, September 2009 – more details of the railcar on the Thames Branch. 969: 934: 929: 1410: 944: 290: 914: 964: 899: 294: 92: 1392: 949: 919: 904: 298: 231: 959: 252: 59: 1346: 1341: 8: 1447: 746: 607: 1210: 1205: 1200: 1195: 1130: 1125: 1110: 1105: 1095: 1090: 1075: 1070: 1065: 1060: 1055: 1050: 1030: 1025: 1010: 1005: 414: 1366: 497: 478: 459: 306: 310: 268: 29: 267:, and when it entered revenue service, it was the first railcar to do so in the 280: 1436: 1310: 1270: 684: 679: 302: 285: 260: 187: 1371: 1315: 1305: 1300: 1295: 1290: 1285: 1280: 1275: 1265: 1250: 1245: 1240: 1235: 1190: 1185: 1180: 1170: 1165: 1150: 1140: 1135: 1120: 1115: 1085: 1045: 1040: 1035: 1020: 1015: 891: 741: 736: 674: 622: 314: 217: 1325: 1320: 1260: 1255: 1230: 1225: 1220: 1215: 1175: 1160: 1155: 1145: 1100: 1080: 569: 530: 527:, The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 5 (1 September 1927) 248: 244: 87: 831: 264: 256: 861: 456:
Rails that built a Nation: An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand Railways
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The Railways of New Zealand: A Journey through History
283:, so it was assigned to run a feeder service for the 390: 335: 1434: 271:. It subsequently operated outside this region. 472: 358: 551: 317:. In 1928 it survived a collision with cows. 247:that carried both goods and passengers. Such 473:Churchman, Geoffrey B; Hurst, Tony (2001) . 900:88 seater (also known as Fiats or twinsets) 491: 477:(Second ed.). Transpress New Zealand. 436: 558: 544: 1381:Track evaluation, cranes, and maintenance 496:. Auckland: Heinemann Reed. p. 176. 494:New Zealand Railways: The First 125 Years 1096:G Garratt of 1928 (inc. Pacific rebuild) 279:The railcar was not fast enough for the 1435: 841:"English Electric" D (inc. D trailers) 613:DF (General Motors) inc. DFT, DFB, DFM 453: 396: 346: 539: 1398:ETM class rail maintenance equipment 1468:Train-related introductions in 1925 1421:Railway preservation in New Zealand 925:Leyland experimental petrol railcar 519:The Sentinel Cammell Steam Rail Car 297:. The feeder service operated from 13: 846:"Ganz Mavag" EM (inc. ET trailers) 814:ADL/ADC class diesel multiple unit 809:ADK/ADB class diesel multiple unit 492:Leitch, David; Stott, Bob (1988). 14: 1479: 512: 305:and met the express at Hamilton ( 568: 28: 1357:ex-British Rail Mark 2 carriage 910:Edison battery-electric railcar 851:"Matangi" FP (inc. FT trailers) 228:New Zealand Railways Department 1388:ETM class track evaluation car 986:A 88 Buckhurst petrol carriage 940:Sentinel-Cammell steam railcar 458:. Wellington: Grantham House. 402: 364: 1: 1458:Rail transport in New Zealand 1416:Rail transport in New Zealand 566:Rail vehicles of New Zealand 446: 320: 274: 127:275 psi (1,896 kPa) 525:A Notable Rail Motor Service 7: 1335:Locomotive hauled carriages 955:Thomas Transmission railcar 930:McEwan Pratt petrol railcar 418:. 7 January 1928. p. 8 237: 10: 1484: 1411:Locomotives of New Zealand 359:Churchman & Hurst 2001 148:45 mph (72 km/h) 1406: 1380: 1334: 998: 978: 890: 883: 859: 829: 822: 801: 776: 760: 724: 717: 657: 585: 578: 289:express that ran between 201: 193: 183: 175: 165: 160: 156: 144: 139: 135: 123: 113: 105: 86: 81: 77: 65: 55: 45: 40: 36: 27: 20: 410:"Local And General News" 328: 94:3 ft 6 in 51:(Passenger capacity: 48) 1453:Railcars of New Zealand 871:AM (inc. AMP, AMT, AMA) 823:Electric multiple units 649:DX (inc. DXB, DXC, DXR) 437:Leitch & Stott 1988 531:1925 photo of interior 454:Bromby, Robin (2003). 1352:AC class (Grassgrubs) 905:Clayton steam railcar 802:Diesel multiple units 608:DF (English Electric) 253:Sentinel Waggon Works 232:Clayton steam railcar 60:Sentinel Waggon Works 1463:Scrapped locomotives 1443:Sentinel locomotives 1393:EL class rail cranes 1071:E of 1872 & 1875 970:Westinghouse railcar 935:Model T Ford railcar 732:E (later EO of 1968) 718:Electric locomotives 618:DG (inc. DH of 1956) 376:atojs.natlib.govt.nz 222:was a steam-powered 170:New Zealand Railways 1367:FM class guards van 945:Silver Fern railcar 140:Performance figures 1011:A of 1906 (inc. A) 915:Red Terror railcar 593:DA (inc. DAA, DAR) 579:Diesel locomotives 415:New Zealand Herald 1430: 1429: 999:Steam locomotives 994: 993: 965:Wairarapa railcar 879: 878: 797: 796: 713: 712: 311:steam locomotives 307:Frankton Junction 213: 212: 209: 208: 152: 151: 131: 130: 73: 72: 1475: 1347:56-foot carriage 1342:50-foot carriage 950:Standard railcar 888: 887: 830:1500 V DC ( 827: 826: 722: 721: 583: 582: 573: 572: 560: 553: 546: 537: 536: 507: 488: 469: 440: 434: 428: 427: 425: 423: 406: 400: 394: 388: 387: 385: 383: 368: 362: 356: 350: 344: 226:operated by the 220:Sentinel-Cammell 158: 157: 137: 136: 100: 95: 79: 78: 38: 37: 32: 23:Sentinel-Cammell 18: 17: 1483: 1482: 1478: 1477: 1476: 1474: 1473: 1472: 1433: 1432: 1431: 1426: 1402: 1376: 1330: 990: 974: 920:Midland railcar 875: 860:25 kV AC ( 855: 818: 793: 772: 756: 709: 653: 574: 567: 564: 515: 510: 504: 485: 466: 449: 444: 443: 435: 431: 421: 419: 408: 407: 403: 395: 391: 381: 379: 370: 369: 365: 357: 353: 345: 336: 331: 323: 277: 269:Auckland Region 240: 176:Number in class 124:Boiler pressure 98: 93: 50: 41:Type and origin 22: 12: 11: 5: 1481: 1471: 1470: 1465: 1460: 1455: 1450: 1445: 1428: 1427: 1425: 1424: 1418: 1413: 1407: 1404: 1403: 1401: 1400: 1395: 1390: 1384: 1382: 1378: 1377: 1375: 1374: 1369: 1364: 1359: 1354: 1349: 1344: 1338: 1336: 1332: 1331: 1329: 1328: 1323: 1318: 1313: 1308: 1303: 1298: 1293: 1288: 1283: 1278: 1273: 1268: 1263: 1258: 1253: 1248: 1243: 1238: 1233: 1228: 1223: 1218: 1213: 1208: 1203: 1198: 1193: 1188: 1183: 1178: 1173: 1168: 1163: 1158: 1153: 1148: 1143: 1138: 1133: 1128: 1123: 1118: 1113: 1108: 1103: 1098: 1093: 1088: 1083: 1078: 1073: 1068: 1063: 1058: 1053: 1048: 1043: 1038: 1033: 1028: 1023: 1018: 1013: 1008: 1002: 1000: 996: 995: 992: 991: 989: 988: 982: 980: 976: 975: 973: 972: 967: 962: 960:Vulcan railcar 957: 952: 947: 942: 937: 932: 927: 922: 917: 912: 907: 902: 896: 894: 885: 881: 880: 877: 876: 874: 873: 867: 865: 857: 856: 854: 853: 848: 843: 837: 835: 824: 820: 819: 817: 816: 811: 805: 803: 799: 798: 795: 794: 792: 791: 786: 780: 778: 774: 773: 771: 770: 764: 762: 758: 757: 755: 754: 749: 744: 739: 734: 728: 726: 725:1500 V DC 719: 715: 714: 711: 710: 708: 707: 702: 697: 692: 687: 682: 677: 672: 667: 661: 659: 655: 654: 652: 651: 646: 641: 635: 630: 625: 620: 615: 610: 605: 600: 595: 589: 587: 580: 576: 575: 563: 562: 555: 548: 540: 534: 533: 528: 522: 514: 513:External links 511: 509: 508: 502: 489: 483: 470: 464: 450: 448: 445: 442: 441: 429: 401: 399:, p. 123. 389: 363: 361:, p. 109. 351: 349:, p. 122. 333: 332: 330: 327: 322: 319: 281:Melling Branch 276: 273: 239: 236: 211: 210: 207: 206: 203: 199: 198: 195: 191: 190: 185: 181: 180: 177: 173: 172: 167: 163: 162: 154: 153: 150: 149: 146: 142: 141: 133: 132: 129: 128: 125: 121: 120: 115: 111: 110: 107: 103: 102: 90: 84: 83: 82:Specifications 75: 74: 71: 70: 67: 63: 62: 57: 53: 52: 47: 43: 42: 34: 33: 25: 24: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1480: 1469: 1466: 1464: 1461: 1459: 1456: 1454: 1451: 1449: 1446: 1444: 1441: 1440: 1438: 1422: 1419: 1417: 1414: 1412: 1409: 1408: 1405: 1399: 1396: 1394: 1391: 1389: 1386: 1385: 1383: 1379: 1373: 1370: 1368: 1365: 1363: 1360: 1358: 1355: 1353: 1350: 1348: 1345: 1343: 1340: 1339: 1337: 1333: 1327: 1324: 1322: 1319: 1317: 1314: 1312: 1309: 1307: 1304: 1302: 1299: 1297: 1294: 1292: 1289: 1287: 1284: 1282: 1279: 1277: 1274: 1272: 1269: 1267: 1264: 1262: 1259: 1257: 1254: 1252: 1249: 1247: 1244: 1242: 1239: 1237: 1234: 1232: 1229: 1227: 1224: 1222: 1219: 1217: 1214: 1212: 1209: 1207: 1204: 1202: 1199: 1197: 1194: 1192: 1189: 1187: 1184: 1182: 1179: 1177: 1174: 1172: 1169: 1167: 1164: 1162: 1159: 1157: 1154: 1152: 1149: 1147: 1144: 1142: 1139: 1137: 1134: 1132: 1129: 1127: 1124: 1122: 1119: 1117: 1114: 1112: 1109: 1107: 1104: 1102: 1099: 1097: 1094: 1092: 1089: 1087: 1084: 1082: 1079: 1077: 1074: 1072: 1069: 1067: 1064: 1062: 1059: 1057: 1054: 1052: 1049: 1047: 1044: 1042: 1039: 1037: 1034: 1032: 1029: 1027: 1024: 1022: 1019: 1017: 1014: 1012: 1009: 1007: 1004: 1003: 1001: 997: 987: 984: 983: 981: 977: 971: 968: 966: 963: 961: 958: 956: 953: 951: 948: 946: 943: 941: 938: 936: 933: 931: 928: 926: 923: 921: 918: 916: 913: 911: 908: 906: 903: 901: 898: 897: 895: 893: 889: 886: 882: 872: 869: 868: 866: 863: 858: 852: 849: 847: 844: 842: 839: 838: 836: 833: 828: 825: 821: 815: 812: 810: 807: 806: 804: 800: 790: 787: 785: 782: 781: 779: 775: 769: 766: 765: 763: 761:25 kV AC 759: 753: 750: 748: 745: 743: 740: 738: 735: 733: 730: 729: 727: 723: 720: 716: 706: 703: 701: 698: 696: 693: 691: 688: 686: 683: 681: 678: 676: 673: 671: 668: 666: 663: 662: 660: 656: 650: 647: 645: 642: 639: 636: 634: 631: 629: 626: 624: 621: 619: 616: 614: 611: 609: 606: 604: 603:DC (inc. 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Index


Sentinel Waggon Works
Gauge
3 ft 6 in
Coal
New Zealand Railways
Thames Branch
NZR RM class
railcar
New Zealand Railways Department
Clayton steam railcar
mixed trains
mixed trains
Sentinel Waggon Works
Shrewsbury
Metro-Cammell
Birmingham
Auckland Region
Melling Branch
Night Limited
Wellington
Auckland
Thames
Thames Branch
Frankton Junction
steam locomotives
U class


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