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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Stopping for a photo run, the pair of DBRs set back towards the platform

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DBR 1254 and DBR 1295 set back with their train back towards Victoria Ave station

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With both locomotives running in multiple and notching up for the climb, the pair of DBRs lead the passenger train out of Victoria Ave

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Heading around the curves, DBR 1254 and DBR 1295 charge up the grade on a photo run

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With Waiuku housing in the background, the two DBRs haul the train past the photo line

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DBR 1254 and DBR 1295 head under Black's Bridge on a photo run

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At the water tower, DBR 1254 and DBR 1295 stop before setting back on another photo run

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Heading down the grade towards the water tower, DBR 1254 and DBR 1295 pass the open fields

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Near the water tower, the two DBRs charge past the photo line

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Back at Glenbrook, the two DBRs were posed next to each other next to the signal box

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Looking at the front of both DBRs, a number of minor detail differences can be spotted

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DBR 1295 and DBR 1254 sit outside the Glenbrook signal box for the benefit of the attendees

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A close up view of the noses of both DBRs

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Looking at the back of DBR 1295 and DBR 1254

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Looking straight on at the rear of both locomotives

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DBR 1254 regains its number on the side of the long hood, after it was lost with the MAXX livery

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The two DBRs fit nicely next to the Glenbrook signal box

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After photos were captured, DBR 1295 was turned on the turntable to lead the next run to Victoria Ave

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DBR 1295 goes for a spin on the turntable

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With DBR 1295 and DBR 1254 now back to back, the train is ready to depart again for Victoria Ave

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DBR 1295 leads DBR 1254 out of Glenbrook station towards Victoria Ave

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