Chasing Light Locos

Following train 935D from Dunedin to Invercargill with two DXCs running light
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DXC 5460 and DXC 5425 run through Caversham as train 935D. Despite no tonnage on the train, both locomotives were in power for the trip to Invercargill

8 July 2016

The two DXCs pass through Mosgiel

8 July 2016

DXC 5460 leads DXC 5425 into Clinton, a town situated at the eastern end of the Presidential Highway

8 July 2016

The "train" passes over Hillfoot Road

8 July 2016

DXC 5425 brings up the rear on train 935D with DXC 5460 leading

8 July 2016

At the other end of the Presidential Highway, DXC 5460 and DXC 5425 pass through Gore. The highway gained the name in the 1990s when Bill Clinton and Al Gore were President and Vice President of the United States respectively

8 July 2016

Train 935D pulls into the loop at Mataura to cross 926

8 July 2016

DXB 5080 leads DCP 4755 on train 926 out of Mataura

8 July 2016

DXB 5080 and DCP 4755 make light work of the short train 926 out of Mataura

8 July 2016

The very short train passes alongside State Highway 1 near Edendale

8 July 2016

Having not picked up any tonnage along the way, DXC 5460 and DXC 5425 pull into Invercargill ahead of schedule

8 July 2016

DXC 5460 and DXC 5425 pass through Invercargill as train 935D

8 July 2016

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