SUCCESSFUL TRIALS CARRIED OUT WITH THE FIRST OF THE RAILWAY DEPARTMENT'S NEW PETROL-DRIVEN RAILCARS The railcar which carried a full complement of passengers on a trial run from Thorndon to Palmerston North and back during the week-end. The car attained speeds up to 60 miles an hour without the engine being fully taxed. Express time on both runs was easily maintained.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22434, 2 June 1936, Page 6
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61SUCCESSFUL TRIALS CARRIED OUT WITH THE FIRST OF THE RAILWAY DEPARTMENT'S NEW PETROL-DRIVEN RAILCARS The railcar which carried a full complement of passengers on a trial run from Thorndon to Palmerston North and back during the week-end. The car attained speeds up to 60 miles an hour without the engine being fully taxed. Express time on both runs was easily maintained. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22434, 2 June 1936, Page 6
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