▁new ▁T ran z Al pine ▁cars . ▁They ▁se ated ▁fifty ▁each ▁in ▁seats ▁designed ▁for ▁the ▁W air ar apa ▁Connection ▁and ▁Nor ther ner / Over land er , ▁alc ove ▁style ▁with ▁tables , ▁had ▁pan or am ic ▁windows ▁and ▁were ▁air ▁condition ed . ▁▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁these ▁cars , ▁the ▁consist ▁included ▁the ▁recently ▁ref urb ished ▁former ▁Sou ther ner , ▁later ▁Nor ther ner ▁and ▁finally ▁an ▁Inter City ▁spare ▁buff et ▁car ▁with ▁twenty ▁four ▁seats ▁and ▁tables , ▁arranged ▁alc ove ▁style , ▁and ▁a ▁Da ew oo ▁mod ular ▁former ▁A uck land ▁sub urban ▁van ▁turned ▁to ▁power ▁and ▁b agg age ▁van , ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁ 9 0 k W ▁generator . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁improved ▁accommod ation ▁on ▁the ▁newer ▁train ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁Coast al ▁Pacific ▁and ▁its ▁faster ▁tim et able , ▁with ▁only ▁two ▁intermediate ▁stops , ▁at ▁B len heim ▁and ▁Ka ik ou ra , ▁it ▁failed ▁to ▁attract ▁sufficient ▁re venue , ▁and ▁when ▁the ▁Cond or ▁ 1 0 ▁returned ▁for ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 5 – 9 6 , ▁the ▁service ▁was ▁not ▁res umed . ▁ ▁Acc ident ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁just ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁after ▁its ▁introduction , ▁the ▁Pic ton ▁bound ▁Lyn x ▁Express ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁accident ▁at ▁a ▁level ▁crossing ▁with ▁State ▁Highway ▁ 1 , ▁north ▁of ▁O mi