Kingston Flyer

At the end of the line, a collection of various wagons are stored in the sidings by Lake Wakatipu

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Stored VR, VS, YB and YF class wagons at Kingston, with bogies also sitting in front of them

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Af 1172 is stored under cover at Kingston

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Stored wagons YB 1633, Yb 761 and YF 155 at Kingston

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Box wagon KS 20139 is also stored at Kingston

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Still bearing Tranz Rail logos, an unidentified EP plough van sits in the sidings at Kingston

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Stored wagons on the waterfront of Lake Wakatipu

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At Kingston, the only sign a railway is present is the station building. The tracks are overgrown and have almost disappeared into the grass

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Tracks buried in the grass at Kingston. The rail of the loop acts as a de facto kerb for the car park

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Kingston station viewed from the level crossing

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TR 350, the railway's resident shunter, sits in the depot at Kingston

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Ab 778 stored in the yard at Kingston

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Ab 795 stored in the yard at Kingston. The locomotive underwent a significant overhaul and re-entered service in 2012, only for the train to be suspended the following year

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Carriages stored in the depot at Kingston, including on the turntable

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From Kingston, the line climbs a small grade, with the tracks significantly overgrown and blending into the ground

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Kingston station yard viewed from the level crossing. The track to the depot branches off the loop

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Distinctive carriage A 595, nicknamed the "bird cage", in storage at Kingston

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The barely visible track at Kingston station

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The Kingston station building is still in reasonable condition, and still set up for running days

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