Holiday 229

Chasing train 229 from Paerata to Taumarunui over the holidays
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DXB 5114 appears from around the corner at Tuakau with train 229

29 December 2015

DXB 5114 passes the old Tuakau station site with a short train 229

29 December 2015

DXB 5114 powers through Tuakau

29 December 2015

Further south, train 229 passes through Ohinewai

29 December 2015

Between Huntly and Ngaruawahia, the train ran wrong line, restricting the speed over level crossings to 10km/h

29 December 2015

DXB 5114 inches over Tregoweth Lane, with the alarms not yet aware a train is present

29 December 2015

With the alarms finally operating, DXB 5114 can now resume running at normal speed

29 December 2015

DXB 5114 notches up away from the level crossing

29 December 2015

The reason for wrong line running: DC 4571 on the head of the ballast cleaner train operating near Ngaruawahia

29 December 2015

DXB 5114 passes over the Ngaruawahia bridge, and in the process switches back to the correct track

29 December 2015

The train passes over the Waikato River at Ngaruawahia

29 December 2015

DFT 7226 and DFB 7186 stop for a driver change at Taumarunui, running around 3 hours behind schedule by this point

29 December 2015

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