Miscellaneous at Glenbrook

DC 4818 and DBR 1254 pull out of Victoria Ave station with the Kaimai Express in tow, starting their journey to Mt Maunganui

2 May 2026

DC 4818 and DBR 1254 bring their train up the grade out of Victoria Ave. The train is heading for Mt Maunganui, to become the first passenger train through the Kaimai Tunnel in over a decade

2 May 2026

DC 4818 and DBR 1254 catch the morning sun as they pull out of Victoria Ave. The height difference between the running boards on the two classes is easily visible here

2 May 2026

On the rear of the train, DBR 1295 provides some assistance up the grade, having earlier pulled the train into Victoria Ave station from Pukeoware

2 May 2026

At Pukeoware, DC 4818 and DBR 1254 bring the train through the loop, passing the Martinus XMB class ballast wagons parked on the main

2 May 2026

DC 4818 and DBR 1254 roll through the loop at Pukeoware

2 May 2026

DC 4818 again catches the sun as it heads through the loop at Pukeoware

2 May 2026

DC 4818 and DBR 1254 bring their train to a stop at Pukeoware, to detatch DBR 1295

2 May 2026

Later that same morning, DBR 1295 runs its own train as it leads a charter for a tour group. DBR 1295 is filling in on passenger trains while the Ww class steam locomotives are out of service during an investigation

2 May 2026

DBR 1295 runs around the short train at Victoria Ave station, before returning to Glenbrook

2 May 2026

DBR 1295 ready to depart back to Glenbrook, with a photo stop along the way

2 May 2026

DBR 1295 brings its short train up the grade out of Victoria Ave, with a tour group on board

2 May 2026