Buckland Work Train

At the head of the work train, DC 4853 waits while sleepers are unloaded from the ES class wagons on the train. On the other track, a hi-rail travels ahead of the train

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The hi-rail crosses Logan Road without the alarms activating while the train waits to follow

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DC 4853 sits at the head of the work train. Until recently the locomotive was assigned to South Island service, and now running shunt services in Auckland and Waikato

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DC 4853 wears the Bumble Bee livery, introduced by Tranz Rail in the early 2000s. The locomotive is one of the last locomotives in service to wear this livery

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The work train waits to depart Buckland towards Pukekohe, running wrong line

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Half a trainload of sleepers is yet to be unloaded further north, with DL 9642 at the other end of the train for the return journey back to Te Rapa

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A digger that runs on rails mounted to the ES wagons is used to unload sleepers. Wit the digger now back in position, the train is ready to depart towards Pukekohe

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