Down the NIMT

A wider view of Makatote viaduct

23 April 2014

Ohakune station at night

23 April 2014

Train 218 approaches Ohakune station

23 April 2014

EF 30013 and EF 30059 wait at Ohakune to cross train 229

23 April 2014

Trains 229 and 218 cross at Ohakune

23 April 2014

DL 9158 and DL 9112 are along for the ride on train 229, heading to Hutt Workshops for asbestos removal

23 April 2014

Train 229 departs Ohakune

23 April 2014

The following morning in light rain, EFs 30013 and 30059 lead train 219 across the Makatote viaduct

24 April 2014

Near Ohakune, KiwiRail pair EFs 30226 and 30163 head train 390T

24 April 2014

The pair in the landscape

24 April 2014

DXB 5108 and DFB 7160 run light as train 250 near Waiouru

24 April 2014

The DXB heads towards Mt Ruapehu

24 April 2014

Waiouru station with Mt Ruapehu in the background

24 April 2014

A rail bridge stands out in the landscape near Hihitahi

24 April 2014

Taihape station, no longer in use

24 April 2014

Taihape station platform

24 April 2014

EF 30157 and EF 30203 cross State Highway 1 at Mangaweka with train 234

24 April 2014

Train 234 rounds the curve towards Mangaweka

24 April 2014

The International Orange pair charge on

24 April 2014

DCP 4830, the last of its class in the Toll livery, passes through Mangaweka with train 252

24 April 2014

The train moves off into the distance

24 April 2014

DFB 7160 and DXB 5108, back from Karioi, lead train 251 across the South Rangitiki viaduct

24 April 2014

Train 251 crosses the Makohine viaduct

24 April 2014

The same train traverses the bend at Silverhope

24 April 2014