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| | Pahiatua Railcar Society - Vulcan Railcars |
 | | By September 1942, all nine of the Vulcan railcars, numbered "Rm" 50 to 58 inclusive, were in service, and the two 4-wheel cars, Nos. |
 | | While the Timaru service was in operation (it was discontinued from July 16, 1945, when the road service was restored), the Vulcan railcars ran about 325,000 train-miles a year, and more than 400,000 vehicle-miles, but thereafter they settled down to an average of 282,000 train-miles a year, and 351,600 vehicle-miles, for the next ten years. |
 | | When originally placed in service, the Vulcan railcars were painted in the standard all-over red livery with Grey roof and fl undergear, but beginning with No. 52 in November 1951 they were thereafter turned out after overhauls in carnation red with the silver stripes and silver roofs that became so familiar. |
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