Miscellaneous and Happenings

ADK 690 stands at Papatoetoe as light fades

9 February 2014

ADK 690 departs Papatoetoe

9 February 2014

Passing through Paerata Junction

11 February 2014

ADL 810 at Pukekohe awaiting departure

11 February 2014

Pukekohe platform from ground level

11 February 2014

ADL 803 paired with ADL 810 at Pukekohe

11 February 2014

Two charters on the same day at Glenbrook Vintage Railway led to an unusual six-car train running for the day. One carriage was chartered by the Auckland Multiple Births Club, with the other being a 21st birthday party hosted by us

23 February 2014

The two chartered carriages, A 1222 and Af 1182 on the end of the empty inbound train

23 February 2014

Af 1182 stands at the end of the train at Glenbrook

23 February 2014

Ja 1250 with the lengthy train

23 February 2014

Ja 1250 arriving at Pukeoware empty at the end of the day

23 February 2014

ADK 686 arrives at Penrose station

24 February 2014

ADK 685 pairs up with ADK 686, and departs Penrose

24 February 2014

ADL 805 arrives at Penrose on a service to Onehunga

24 February 2014

Shortly afterwards, ADL 802 arrives at Penrose on the school train

24 February 2014

SA 5703 at the site of a derailment in Southdown

3 March 2014

DC 4732 lies on its side and under a tarp following a derailment the previous morning

3 March 2014

DC 4732 rests at Southdown on its side, viewed from a passing train. The line is open in both directions but with speed restrictions

3 March 2014

ETC class wagons at Westfield. The wagons are used to convey turnouts

3 March 2014

DC 4444 stops at Westfield on its way to Britomart

3 March 2014

Covered tracks behind the SA carriages at the Southdown derailment site, presumably for use by cranes

7 March 2014

SA 5703 sits at the derailment site

7 March 2014

DC 4732 lies on its side, now uncovered

7 March 2014

DC 4732 lying down on the job

7 March 2014

The North Island Main Trunk through Paerata, with the remains of the platform visible

9 March 2014

The old platform at Paerata

9 March 2014

Ja 1250 running around a 6-car train at Glenbrook. What doesn't happen very often has now happened twice in two weeks, i.e. a 6-car train at GVR

9 March 2014

Ja 1250 departs Glenbrook with the long train

9 March 2014

Ja 1250 tackles the grade out of Fernleigh

9 March 2014

Ja 1250 makes easy work of this grade, even when running backwards

9 March 2014

From left to right, DC 4185, DC 4219, SA 5703 ex-Southdown derailment, AKV 41, DC 4283 and DC 4352 all parked at Westfield, with the locomotives awaiting duties

14 March 2014

A closer view of SA 5703 and AKV 41. The Northern Explorer has been cancelled for the last two days due to "engineering issues", with tomorrow's train to be run using AO carriages

14 March 2014

AKs parked in the depot at Westfield

14 March 2014

The famed Westfield goat visible from the north end of the station platform

14 March 2014

DC 4444 stands at Takanini

14 March 2014

ADK 686 arrives at Papatoetoe on a scheduled service to Papakura

23 March 2014

DC 4444 stands at Papakura on the SX set, in place of DBR 1254

28 March 2014

SD 5893 stands next to the endangered SX set, with DBR 1199 on the head, at Papakura

11 April 2014

ADL 801 prepares to depart from Papakura

13 April 2014

Signal PAP 2220 clears ADL 801 for departure

13 April 2014

DCP 4818 passes through the Orakei Basin in fading light

16 April 2014

An ADK crosses the causeway near Orakei as the final hint of the day's sun disappears

17 April 2014

DC 4104 passes underneath the Auckland skyline

17 April 2014

DC 4381 crosses an ADK near Orakei

17 April 2014

DC 4922 waits at Te Mahia, after a broken down freight train at Manurewa held up services

16 May 2014

DC 4922 and the moon at Te Mahia as daylight breaks

16 May 2014

DC 4922 cautiously departs Te Mahia with the A light on the signal lit

16 May 2014

The train stops for a few minutes on the crossing

16 May 2014