New Zealand DM class electric multiple unit
The New Zealand DM/D class electric multiple unit were a type of electric multiple units used on the suburban rail network of Wellington, New Zealand. Formed of DM power cars and D trailer cars, the first units were ordered from English Electric in 1936 and introduced on 2 July 1938 operating the electrified Johnsonville Line service. Additional units were ordered in 1942 for the line, and in 1946 as the other Wellington suburban lines were to be electrified.
D2778 awaiting departure from Johnsonville, the terminus of the Johnsonville Line, 17 December 2007.
Ribbon cutting ceremony at Wellington railway station in 1938
D-2411 "Cyclops" in Midland Red livery
A DM set (right) in Olive and Cream livery and an EM/ET class set (left) at Wellington railway station
Public transport in the Wellington Region
Public transport in the Wellington Region, branded under the name Metlink, is the public transport system serving Wellington and its surrounding region. It is the most used public transport system in New Zealand per capita, and consists of electric and diesel buses, suburban trains, ferries and a funicular. It also included trams until 1964, and trolleybuses until 2017.
Image: Wellington Matangi Train, Paekakariki (20240207a)
Image: Metlink Kinetic CRRC CSR6127GLEV1 @ 3, Tory Street (20240206) (53543785319) (cropped)
Image: Wellington city with Cable Car (cropped)
An Alexander Dennis Enviro500 MMC at Lambton Quay