Ab 608 commemoration

Ab 608 at Paekakariki on its first trip since restoration

25 April 2014

Ja 1271 waits at the Steam Inc yard in steam

25 April 2014

Ab 608 next to the station building at Paekakariki

25 April 2014

DXB 5166, DBR 1267 and DBR 1295 approach Paekakariki as Ab 608 and Ja 1271 wait to move into position

25 April 2014

DXB 5166 and the DBRs pass Paekakariki

25 April 2014

FT 4420 passes Ab 608

25 April 2014

Ab 608 steams away with Ja 1271 nearby

25 April 2014

Ab 608 reverses onto the mainline, heading for North Junction

25 April 2014

Ja 1271 moves next to the station

25 April 2014

DFB 7239 leads train 218 onto the Down Main at Paekakariki, passing around the Up platform

25 April 2014

DFB 7239 meeds Ja 1271

25 April 2014

Ab 608 returns from North Junction, moving onto the Up platform for an ANZAC commemoration

25 April 2014

Ab 608 approaches the gathered crowd

25 April 2014

Ab 608 stops at the Paekakariki platform

25 April 2014

Speeches are given in front of Ab 608 as part of an ANZAC commemoration

25 April 2014

FP 4282 meets Ja 1271

25 April 2014

Ab 608 at Paekakariki platform

25 April 2014

The train manager of a Matangi looks on as Ja 1271 provides a backdrop for the event

25 April 2014

Ja 1271 and Ab 608 steam away at Paekakariki

25 April 2014

FP 4604 cuts through the event

25 April 2014

The memorial plate on the side of Ab 608

25 April 2014