Big Steam

Ja 1275 crosses Waipanga Road on its way to Kauri, on the first trip of the last day of the event

2 April 2018

Ja 1275 wanders along to Kauri with six full GVR carriages in tow

2 April 2018

Ja 1275 pulls into Kauri, its final destination and as far north as regular KiwiRail services now run

2 April 2018

Ja 1275 slowly pulls into Kauri

2 April 2018

Ja 1275 stops at Kauri while the locomotive is uncoupled

2 April 2018

Ja 1275 pulls forward to start running around

2 April 2018

Ja 1275 just blocks the crossing as it stops to set back

2 April 2018

Ja 1275 runs around the train on the small loop at Kauri

2 April 2018

Ja 1275 departs Kauri heading back for Whangarei

2 April 2018

The train negotiates the curves out of Kauri

2 April 2018

Ja 1275 leads the train back towards Whangarei

2 April 2018

Ja 1275 passes the Kamo bypass

2 April 2018

Ja 1275 heads south back towards Whangarei

2 April 2018

Ja 1275 heads away from SH1 for now on its way back to Whangarei

2 April 2018

The train passes through Kensington shortly before arriving at Whangarei

2 April 2018

The train passes over a number of level crossings before arriving back at Whangarei

2 April 2018

On the next trip to Portland, Ja 1275 skirts alongside SH1 out of Whangarei

2 April 2018

Ja 1275 climbs up to the bridge just out of Whangarei

2 April 2018

The train crosses the bridge with another full load of passengers. All trains over the weekend had sold out

2 April 2018

Ja 1275 passes under the road bridge on the approach to Portland

2 April 2018

Ja 1275 brings the train into Portland before running around again

2 April 2018

The train stops at Portland to run around

2 April 2018

Ja 1275 passes its own train at Portland shortly before heading back to Whangarei

2 April 2018

Ja 1275 passes over a turnout for an old siding while running around

2 April 2018

Ja 1275 passes back under the road bridge to head back onto its train

2 April 2018

Ja 1275 steams away from Portland

2 April 2018

Ja 1275 departs Portland back for Whangarei

2 April 2018

The train again heads under the road bridge heading back to Whangarei

2 April 2018

Ja 1275 arrives back in Whangarei, with one more shuttle before concluding the weekend's events

2 April 2018

Viewed from the final shuttle, DFB 7049 and DCP 4663 sit in the Whangarei yard. DCP 4663 is the current local shunt locomotive, while DFB 7049 will tow the passenger train back to Glenbrook

2 April 2018

The track out of Whangarei, viewed from the last carriage of the train

2 April 2018

Passing through urban Whangarei

2 April 2018

At times the track sits some distance from the road

2 April 2018

Passing through a small cutting on the way to Kauri

2 April 2018

Crossing State Highway 1 through Otangarei

2 April 2018

Passing underneath Station Road East and alongside the SH1 bypass

2 April 2018

Ja 1275 stopped at Kauri before running back to Whangarei for the last time for the weekend. (Yard entered with permission)

2 April 2018

Ja 1275 runs around the train

2 April 2018

Ja 1275 passes its train at Kauri

2 April 2018

Ja 1275 sets back from the loop

2 April 2018

Ja 1275 heads back towards its train

2 April 2018

Ja 1275 stopped short of the train at Kauri

2 April 2018

Ja 1275 coupled to its train at Kauri, ready for departure back to Whangarei

2 April 2018