CAF wins Auckland EMU contract

The 25 kV 50 Hz EMUs are to be are expected to be delivered from mid-2013 and will enter service in 2014. The stainless steel-bodied units will be derived from the Class 332 units that CAF and Siemens supplied to operate Heathrow Express services in the UK. Many of Auckland’s suburban services are currently operated by converted UK inter-city coaches acquired by KiwiRail and rebuilt to 1 067 mm gauge.