GVR: End of the Season

Before GVR begins services for the day, KiwiRail provided some enthusiast entertainment, in the form of DL 9423 on the head of lime train 138

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DL 9423 notches up as it passes GVR

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The train almost at the end of its journey

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Ja 1250 steams into Glenbrook

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A staff member watches on as Ja 1250 enters Glenbrook

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Ja 1250 and carriages await passengers

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DL 9423 returns past Glenbrook, this time with train 141

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DL 9423 framed by trees in the background as Ja 1250 steams away

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Ja 1250 steams out of Glenbrook

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The return service passes the turntable, to be commissioned over the shutdown

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DL 9302 runs past Glenbrook light as train 132. This particular train rarely carries tonnage but provides locomotive for train 134

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Ja 1250 departing Glenbrook on another service

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Blowdown from the locomotive as Ja 1250 comes off the top curve

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Shortly afterwards, the motor jigger makes a run to Morley Road

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After a day's work at Paerata, tamer ETM 622 and regulator ETM 676 stable in the Glenbrook siding

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Ja 1250 and Glenbrook station, shortly before running the final train of the season

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DL 9302 leads train 134 past Glenbrook

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The tail end of train 134 passes Glenbrook, with Ja 1250 arriving in the distance

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Ja 1250 passes watching staff as it arrives at Glenbrook for the last time this season

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Ja 1250 pulls into Glenbrook

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Running around the train for the empty service

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Ja 1250 stands mighty at Glenbrook

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Ja 1250 from a slightly different angle

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Shortly before departure

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