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LB608
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Auckland Transport Announced today a new train timetable for October with sunday services being extended from Henderson to Swanson,to be half hourly.
Also as new electric trains come on line the ADK's & the SX train are coming off lease & returning to Australia.
The ADL's lease has been extended
The SA's They own.
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Who actually owns the ADK's and the SX train?
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The ADK's came from Perth,maybe the Perth Government,the SX not sure.
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The SX/SXV carriages are the ex Queensland rail stainless steel diesel hauled suburban sets.
Previoulsy known as United Diesel 15
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LB608 wrote:The ADK's came from Perth,maybe the Perth Government,the SX not sure.
Interesting... But we are 20 years ahead in regards to electrification, so no use for us unfortunately :(
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lol,hopefully the adks will return to service in perth,to be honest they are not that obsolete :lol: :twisted:
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Wrong. The entire fleet minus the locos are owned directly by Auckland Transport, including the ADK's and the SX.
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