From TV One NZ:
Unit ADL 804 at Auckland Railway Station in 2004. This was the appearance after they arrived second hand from Perth in the 1990s before the modifications to the front.
Auckland's Papakura to Pukekohe diesel train service will run for the last time on Friday night.
It comes as KiwiRail works to modernise the city's rail network, with buses replacing the service till electric trains take their place in 2024.
Auckland Transport’s Raymond Siddalls, who played an integral role in introducing diesel passenger trains in New Zealand 30 years ago, says it's "the end of an era".
Siddalls told 1News the move to electric trains is sad but it's progress. "It's sad in some ways to see them go because they've been so successful."
He said the other major factor is that electric trains are better for the environment.
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