Winter TranzAlpine

At Stillwater, the line to Ngakawau branches off, serving coal mines in the area

5 July 2016

A coal train loads in the siding. At Stillwater, trains are loaded with front end loaders

5 July 2016

DXC 5212 and DXC 5039 wait at the front of the coal train while the wagons are loaded

5 July 2016

Logs are also loaded in another siding at Stillwater

5 July 2016

DXC 5293 and DXC 5520 skirt above State Highway 7 and the Grey River as train 803 reaches Greymouth

5 July 2016

Train 803 sitting at the platform at Greymouth, with passengers either spending an hour in town or making connections to other services

5 July 2016

The two DXCs wait for passengers to offload before heading to the yard

5 July 2016

DXC 5293 ahead of DXC 5520 on a terminated train 803

5 July 2016

DXC 5293 and DXC 5520 bring the now empty TranzAlpine out of Greymouth station and into the yard for cleaning and for the locomotives to run around the train

5 July 2016

DXC 5293 and DXC 5520 pass over Tainui Street, intersecting at a roundabout with State Highway 6

5 July 2016

Now back at Greymouth station, DXC 5520 now leads DXC 5293 back to Christchurch

5 July 2016

DXC 5520 under the shelter at Greymouth just before departure

5 July 2016

DXC 5520 and DXC 5293 skirt back over State Highway 7 and the Grey River with train 804

5 July 2016

Train 804 passes above the Grey River and State Highway 7

5 July 2016

DXC 5212 and DXC 5039 still on the head of the coal train at Stillwater as train 804 passes by

5 July 2016

DXC 5520 and DXC 5293 work the train into the Southern Alps

5 July 2016

The train passes Moana, this time not stopping for passengers

5 July 2016

The interior of AK 2053 as the train climbs up through the Otira tunnel

5 July 2016

For the upward journey, only DXC 5477 was added on the rear of the train

5 July 2016

Train 804 stops at Arthur's Pass, again letting passengers off for a leg stretch

5 July 2016

DXC 5520 and DXC 5293 wait at the head of train 804 at Arthur's Pass

5 July 2016

DXC 5520 looks on towards Christchurch

5 July 2016

The TranzAlpine again sees itself next to the station building at Arthur's Pass

5 July 2016

DXC 5520 among the mountain ranges at Arthur's Pass

5 July 2016