▁Par c els ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Post , ▁some ▁still ▁bearing ▁the ▁old ▁yellow ▁Nor ther ner ▁li very . ▁ ▁Sunday ▁ 1 5 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁saw ▁two ▁full ▁buff et ▁cars , ▁both ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁Sou ther ner , ▁one ▁being ▁prior ▁to ▁that ▁a ▁ ▁kitchen ▁and ▁d ining ▁car ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁North ▁Island ▁▁ ▁Vice - Reg al ▁carriage ▁for ▁the ▁Governor - General ▁of ▁the ▁day , ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁train ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁attract ▁more ▁patron age , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁faster ▁tim et able ▁and ▁reduced ▁se ating ▁ ▁( 4 1 - 4 3 ▁or ▁ 3 7 ▁per ▁car ) ▁to ▁give ▁passengers ▁more ▁leg room ▁and ▁line ▁seats ▁up ▁with ▁windows . ▁This ▁coinc ided ▁with ▁one ▁car ▁and ▁one ▁c ater ing ▁car ▁leaving ▁the ▁Nor ther ner ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁new ▁Capital ▁Connection ▁service . ▁ ▁New ▁li very ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁Nor ther ner ▁also ▁bore ▁the ▁new ▁Inter City ▁dark ▁blue ▁li very ▁with ▁horizontal ▁full - length ▁ ▁white ▁stri pe ▁and ▁ ▁red ▁band ▁inside , ▁with ▁the ▁name ▁Inter City ▁in ▁the ▁red ▁band . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁the ▁red ▁band ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁yellow ▁ ▁band , ▁to ▁facil itate ▁the ▁transfer ▁of ▁rail ▁services ▁from ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Rail ways ▁Corporation ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Rail ▁Limited . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁as ▁pan or