NZR RM class

It may have been expanded into a full fleet of railcars had the economic difficulties of the Great Depression not intervened, and it was destroyed by a depot fire in 1934 and not replaced.

[8][page needed] The fastest speed officially achieved on New Zealand's railway network was attained by a Vulcan railcar.

On a trial run on 25 October 1940, the speed of 125.5 kilometres per hour (78.0 mph) was achieved on a flat stretch of the Midland Line east of Springfield.

[9] In September 1938 Standard railcar RM 30 covered the 321 km between Napier and Wellington in 4 hours and 36 minutes running time.

For many years, it was feared that no 88-seater would be preserved, but the Pahiatua Railcar Society has successfully recovered one and is actively seeking to return it to operational condition.