DC 4818's Test Run

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The first mainline run of DC 4818 after overhaul by the Glenbrook Vintage Railway, on a test run to Waharoa

DFB 7335 sits at the platform 40 minutes before departure, while the carriages are prepared and loaded with supplies for the journey

16 October 2024

DC 4818 finally arrives at Hamilton station, passing through on the main without stopping

16 October 2024

DC 4818 rounds the curves into Hamilton station

16 October 2024

Train A070 enters Te Rapa station limits as it rolls past the platforms

16 October 2024

Leftover rail sits in the foreground as DC 4818 passes through Te Rapa

16 October 2024

Further north, DC 4818 exits the swampy single track section at Amokura, before returning to double track

16 October 2024

DC 4818 catches the sun on its nose as it heads north back to Glenbrook

16 October 2024

DC 4818 crosses Island Block Road at Amokura before returning to double track

16 October 2024

DC 4818 makes it way back to Glenbrook through Amokura, with DBR 1254 bringing up the rear

16 October 2024

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