Down the NIMT

Starting local, we see DXB 5137, wearing its unique livery, snaking through the curves at Mercer with train MP5

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The train crosses oncoming traffic at Mercer

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Shortly afterwards, DFB 7158 leads train 128 across Oram Road

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A closer view of DFB 7158

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At Huntly, DXB 5137 shows its unique livery in front of train MP5

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The train again heads past traffic

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Slightly off-course, DXB 5114 passes through Claudelands with train 348

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EF 30007 and EF 30249 lead EF 30042, EF 30105 and train 234 through Okahukura. Only the leading two locomotives were in power

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The four locomotives at a slightly more traditional angle

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The train passes the junction of the Stratford Okahukura Line, which has been out of use since 2009

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The mothballed SOL junction

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The road-rail bridge near the end of the SOL

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The NIMT in the background and the SOL in the foreground

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Taumarunui station building, unfortunately trains no longer stop here

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A model of the Raurimu Spiral in the Taumarunui station building

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The top of the spiral

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The bottom of the spiral

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The disused dock platform at Taumarunui

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The NIMT passing through Puriaka

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A different view at Puriaka

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The bridge near Manson's Siding

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National Park yard, looking south

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National Park station, with Mt Ruapehu in the background

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Makatote Viaduct at sunset

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A wider view of Makatote viaduct

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Ohakune station at night

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Train 218 approaches Ohakune station

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EF 30013 and EF 30059 wait at Ohakune to cross train 229

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Trains 229 and 218 cross at Ohakune

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DL 9158 and DL 9112 are along for the ride on train 229, heading to Hutt Workshops for asbestos removal

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Train 229 departs Ohakune

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The following morning in light rain, EFs 30013 and 30059 lead train 219 across the Makatote viaduct

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Near Ohakune, KiwiRail pair EFs 30226 and 30163 head train 390T

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The pair in the landscape

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DXB 5108 and DFB 7160 run light as train 250 near Waiouru

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The DXB heads towards Mt Ruapehu

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Waiouru station with Mt Ruapehu in the background

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A rail bridge stands out in the landscape near Hihitahi

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Taihape station, no longer in use

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Taihape station platform

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EF 30157 and EF 30203 cross State Highway 1 at Mangaweka with train 234

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Train 234 rounds the curve towards Mangaweka

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The International Orange pair charge on

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DCP 4830, the last of its class in the Toll livery, passes through Mangaweka with train 252

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The train moves off into the distance

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DFB 7160 and DXB 5108, back from Karioi, lead train 251 across the South Rangitiki viaduct

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Train 251 crosses the Makohine viaduct

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The same train traverses the bend at Silverhope

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