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ADK class diesel railcar Commonwealth Engineering
ADB trailer car Midland workshops
1967-68 10 sets
ADK 681–ADK 690 2 x Cummins
ADB 771–ADB 780

ADK class 683 railcar, power car only, as new c. 1967
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ADK class 684, ADK class 690, between Spencers Brook and Clackline, ER line c. 1960s
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ARHS outing to Wundowie

ADK class railcar, close-up of the new bogie showing the disc brakes and air suspension system
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ADB/ADK class railcar set, elevated view from the Kalamunda over bridge, High Wycombe
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ADK/ADB class four car railcar set, Fremantle
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c. 1970s

Three rail car set headed by ADK class 682, in stainless steel, Horseshoe Bridge, Perth station
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Interior view of an ADK class railcar
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Mount Lawley Down Suburban ADB 772 ADK
Weston Langford 17 September 1978
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Midland Up Suburban ADK 681 ADB
Weston Langford 17 September 1978
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After electrification in 1993 all except ADK 689 were sold New Zealand Rail for suburban trains in Auckland. They were upgraded from 2004. Withdrawn in 2014.

Unrefurbished ADK class DMU at Papakura Train Station, Auckland, New Zealand
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ADB778 lead unit

Refurbished ADK DMU set Auckland
nzrailwaysrollingstocklists.weebly.com/adk---auckland…
Withdrawn 2014. 7 sets sold to Mozambique one set to NZ SAS for training.

Video:
Farewell to the ADK Class 16/11/2014 Waitakere Station NZ

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