Final Days of the SAs

DC 4415 stands at Papakura Platform 4 waiting to run to Pukekohe. Nine SA sets remain in service for the shuttle runs until September, while the Papakura and Pukekohe drivers are trained for the ADLs

20 July 2015

DC 4415 gets under way from Papakura on the short run to Pukekohe

20 July 2015

SD 5893 arrives at Papakura Platform 4. The full EMU introduction also sees the first widespread use of this platform

20 July 2015

Passengers transfer from SD 5893's set onto a waiting EMU

20 July 2015

DC 4248 heads through Paerata with a weekend shuttle service to Pukekohe

2 August 2015

DC 4248 leans slightly into the curve as it powers through Paerata

2 August 2015

Near journey's end, DC 4248 brings its train through Paerata

2 August 2015

SD 5859 returns through Paerata on the return run to Papakura

2 August 2015

On a clear day, SD 5859 leads DC 4248 through Paerata

2 August 2015

DCP 4945 on an early morning shuttle at Pukekohe, just before sunrise

14 August 2015

DCP 4945 standing under the old Pukekohe station building

14 August 2015

DCP 4945 and carriages awaiting departure from Pukekohe for the short run to Papakura

14 August 2015

At Papakura, DCP 4945 stands at Platform 4

14 August 2015

A decent load of passengers disembark at Papakura just after the arrival of DC 4536

14 August 2015

With the EMUs that replaced it standing in the background, DC 4536 prepares to depart Papakura

14 August 2015

DCP 4663 crosses Sutton Road near Drury on a weekend service to Pukekohe

23 August 2015

DCP 4663 returns across Sutton Road

23 August 2015

Further south, DCP 4663 leads its SA set through Drury

23 August 2015

DC 4951 stands at Papakura on the final day of revenue SA service

28 August 2015

SD 5893 stands at Papakura Platform 4 waiting for a Pukekohe shuttle. The SA sets were introduced in 2004 as a stopgap measure, rebuilt from British Rail MkII carriages. 23 sets were built in total ranging from 3 to 6 carriages, and the class lasted 11 years in service

28 August 2015

With just three hours to go before the last revenue SA service, SD 5993 leads an eight car set being relocated from Pukekohe to Westfield. DC 4939 provides the power in the middle of the consist

29 August 2015

DC 4951 trails the consist at idle with DC 4939 in the middle doing all the work

29 August 2015