Trip to Tauranga

Starting at Westfield, DL 9072 prepares MP5 for departure south to Tauranga

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AM 714 passes above as MP5 departs Westfield

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With another pair of AMs heading in the same direction, DL 9072 climbs out of Westfield towards the junction

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DL 9072 passes under Railway Lane with MP5

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Further south, DL 9072 brings train MP5 around the curves at Mercer

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DL 9072 passing under the southbound lanes of State Highway 1 at Mercer with MP5

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MP5 skirts along State Highway 1 through Huntly

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Now heading through Taupiri, DL 9072 brings train MP5 south

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Now on the ECMT, DL 9072 is framed by a pair of signals as it passes through Eureka with MP5

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DL 9072 heads out of Morrinsville and powers east with MP5

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Train MP5 passes through Kiwitahi

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At Waharoa, DL 9291 heads west with train MP6

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After crossing MP6, DL 9072 continues towards Tauranga with MP5

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DL 9319 leads a long and heavy train 483 past the playground on Tauranga's The Strand

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DL 9319 after passing over the Tauranga harbour bridge

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Train 483 passes boats as it crosses the harbour

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DL 9319 passes another boat

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DL 9515, with DSC 2678 along for the ride, departs Mt Maunganui with a short train 334

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The 3 total train 334 departs Mt Maunganui

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After dropping DSC 2678 off at Tauranga, DL 9515 brings a now 2-total train 334 across the Te Puna bridge

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DL 9515 partially reflected as it passes through Te Puna

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DL 9383 leads a late train 390 through Apata

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DL 9400 and an unidentified partner pass through Apata with train 325

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Train 325 passing through Apata

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