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NAL Upgrade Work Train
One of many work trains running up the North Auckland Line for the upgrade project
Arriving at Helensville on the loop after offloading sleepers, DFB 7077 leads a rake of empty ES wagons and ETR 17 on the end, with DFB 7049 dead on the ride
24 May 2020
DFB 7077 and DFB 7049 sit with their work train on the loop at Helensville, just before picking up the rake on the siding. The train spent the weekend offloading sleepers north of Helensville, as part of the upgrade of the line between Swanson and Whangarei
24 May 2020
Two rakes of ES wagons sitting at Helensville, being shunted together to return to Westfield
24 May 2020
ES 159, the first wagon on the train, shortly before being shunted off. The ES class are modified US class wagons for carrying sleepers
24 May 2020
After pushing the train back, DFB 7077 waits to depart Helensville with the empty sleeper wagons and DFB 7049 in tow
24 May 2020
With a clear line all the way to Swanson, DFB 7077 makes good time with the empty work train through Waimauku, running as train WT11 to Westfield
24 May 2020
DFB 7077 leads the work train through Kumeu, passing over one of the many crossings along the NAL upgraded with barrier arms and, in this case, extra flashing lights
24 May 2020
Now in the urban jungle, DFB 7077 powers out of the New Lynn trench with DFB 7049 and WT11 on the drawgear
24 May 2020
Providing contrasting colours to the concrete in the background, DFB 7077 climbs out of New Lynn
24 May 2020
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