ama ▁cars ▁entered ▁the ▁night - time ▁run , ▁a ▁ ▁green ▁band ▁replaced ▁the ▁yellow ▁one ▁on ▁carriage ▁sides . ▁When ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Rail ▁was ▁renamed ▁T ran z ▁Rail ▁a ▁new ▁light ▁blue ▁ ▁stri pe ▁bearing ▁the ▁T ran z ▁Sc en ic ▁logo ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁carri ages ▁until ▁the ▁stri pe ▁and ▁the ▁retained ▁dark ▁blue ▁li very ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁an ▁overall ▁light ▁blue ▁paint ▁scheme ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁The ▁T ran z ▁Sc en ic ▁logo ▁remained . ▁ ▁Tem por ary ▁Silver ▁Fern ▁replacement ▁▁ ▁R M ▁class ▁Silver ▁Fern ▁rail c ars ▁were ▁employed ▁to ▁operate ▁the ▁day time ▁equivalent ▁of ▁the ▁Nor ther ner , ▁and ▁when ▁one ▁der a iled ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁a ▁replacement ▁carriage ▁train ▁was ▁established ▁as ▁a ▁temporary ▁replacement . ▁Two ▁Nor ther ner ▁cars , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁Rail fre ight ▁Systems ▁business ▁car ▁( origin ally ▁a ▁Nor ther ner ▁d ining ▁car ), ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁three ▁mod ular ▁v ans ▁util ised ▁on ▁the ▁re inst ated ▁Ende av our ▁now ▁fitted ▁with ▁ 1 1   k W ▁end - mount ed ▁generator ▁and ▁painted ▁Inter City ▁blue ▁to ▁match , ▁were ▁assemble d ▁into ▁what ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁inc arn ation ▁of ▁the ▁Blue ▁Fern . ▁This ▁train ▁would ▁be ▁re - activ ated ▁again ▁after ▁der ail ments ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 0