DBR 1254 unveiling

To kick off the day, De 507 led the passenger train from Glenbrook to Pukeoware for the unveiling ceremony

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DBR 1254 is just visible inside the shed as a bagpiper walks along its path

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DBR 1254 cuts through the ribbon set up at the shed in Pukeoware

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Now revealing its new Fruit Salad or International Orange livery, GVR volunteers and RES members get a look at the freshly restored locomotive for the first time

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RES President Alan Verry gives a speech in front of DBR 1254

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RES members pose in front of DBR 1254 for a photo

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GVR members who worked on the locomotive pose in front of DBR 1254

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The train crew for the day, along with the General Manager, pose in front of DBR 1254

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DBR 1254 in all its glory sitting outside the Pukeoware depot

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A head-on view of DBR 1254 at Pukeoware

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After heading across the road, DBR 1254 pushes DCP 4818 towards the workshop at Pukeoware

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DCP 4818 symbolically enters the workshop at Pukeoware. The locomotive is to be the next restoration project, ahead of DBR 1295

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DBR 1254 and DCP 4818 together at Pukeoware depot

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DBR 1254 sits outside the shed at Pukeoware, waiting to head onto the train

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At Victoria Ave after making its first passenger run after restoration, DBR 1254 waits to run around

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DBR 1254 sets back and poses at the end of the line at Victoria Ave

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Sitting in the sun, DBR 1254 shows off its new paintwork, a far cry from its old faded MAXX livery

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DBR 1254 sits right at the end of the line

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Posing next to a directional sign, DBR 1254 sits at Victoria Ave for photos

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DBR 1254 now runs around the train at Victoria Ave

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Now joined by DBR 1295, which sneaked from Pukeoware behind the passenger train, DBR 1254 runs around its passenger train

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Together again, DBR 1254 leads DBR 1295 at Victoria Ave

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With the locomotives elephant style, DBR 1254 and DBR 1295 wait to depart Victoria Ave back to Glenbrook

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DBR 1254 and DBR 1295 sit at the head of the train at Victoria Ave

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