Coal and TranzAlpine

The train stops for a compulsory stop board before getting permission to proceed through the work site

12 July 2016

The train stopped at the compulsory stop board before passing through the work site

12 July 2016

DXC 5229 and DXC 5264 get the train under way again

12 July 2016

Entering Moana station, DXC 5229 and DXC 5264 slow train 804 to cross an empty coal train

12 July 2016

The train enters Moana station with no passengers to pick up or set down

12 July 2016

The train slows to a halt as it waits for an empty coal train to cross

12 July 2016

DXC 5212 leads DXC 5039 on train 849, an empty coal train heading to Ngakawau for loading

12 July 2016

DXC 5212 and DXC 5039 cross the TranzAlpine at Moana

12 July 2016

DXC 5212 and DXC 5039 slow down to stop at Moana

12 July 2016

DXC 5229 and DXC 5264 lead the TranzAlpine around the curve onto the bridge across Crooked River

12 July 2016

DXC 5229 and DXC 5264 lead the train onto the CrookedRiver bridge

12 July 2016

The train passes over Crooked River

12 July 2016

DXC 5229 and DXC 5264 come off the bridge with train 804

12 July 2016

The TranzAlpine passes alongside Lake Poerua near Otira

12 July 2016

DXC 5229 and DXC 5264's bold livery contrasts with the bush clad landscape

12 July 2016

Near Otira, DXC 5229 and DXC 5264 pass over State Highway 73

12 July 2016

The train pulls into Otira to attach a banker locomotive at the rear

12 July 2016

DXC 5229 and DXC 5264 charge up the grade towards the Otira Tunnel

12 July 2016

At the other end of the tunnel, DXC 5229 and DXC 5264 come down the grade into Arthur's Pass, with DXC 5477 on the rear

12 July 2016

The TranzAlpine enters Arthur's Pass station

12 July 2016

DXC 5229 and DXC 5264 pass the pedestrian subway at Arthur's Pass

12 July 2016

DXC 5229 and DXC 5264 slow the TranzAlpine for a speed restriction across the Waimakariri River

12 July 2016

Back at Christchurch, the locomotives are taken off the train and a DSC attached to shunt the carriages away

12 July 2016

DXC 5229 and DXC 5264 return to the yard at Middleton

12 July 2016