New Plymouth
During the Easter holidays, fewer trains run on the national network, including on the Marton - New Plymouth Line. Here, the MNPL snakes along the coast to the port
23 April 2011
The same part of the MNPL viewed from the other side of the tracks
23 April 2011
MNPL Bridge 94, viewed from steps on a public walkway
23 April 2011
Bridge 94 blends in with the rest of the line, with rock arrangements next to the line
23 April 2011
Looking over Bridge 94 east along the MNPL
23 April 2011
Looking back west along the MNPL
23 April 2011
Looking west along the MNPL, where the line passes under road bridges and the PlaceMakers building
23 April 2011
A closer view of the track shows how little use this section of the line gets
23 April 2011
The MNPL running under the PlaceMakers building and a road bridge
23 April 2011
On the other side of the road bridge, the MNPL disappears into the distance
23 April 2011
Following a goat track near Bridge 88 takes you to this location along the MNPL. Here, we look west back along the line
23 April 2011
Looking east along Bridge 88 from the same location
23 April 2011
Looking at the MNPL's Bridge 88, which passes over a river near a public reserve and playground
23 April 2011
Looking east along the MNPL from the Devon St East bridge
23 April 2011
Looking along Bridge 83 from a walkway under the bridge. Alarms for a level crossing can be seen at the end of the bridge
23 April 2011
Bridge 83 crosses the Waiwhakaiho River, viewed here from the SH3 bridge
23 April 2011
Looking east along Bridge 83 from the Queens Rd crossing
23 April 2011
Looking west along the MNPL from Queens Rd. The yards are just around the corner to the left a few hundred metres away
23 April 2011
DSC 2543 idles at the New Plymouth yards on the day between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, during a time when no trains run on the MNPL
23 April 2011
A rake of six wagons with one container sits at New Plymouth yard
23 April 2011
Waitara Railway Preservation Society's DSC 2584 at Waitara, with freight wagon NAK 6078 and guard's van F 726
24 April 2011
One side of DSC 2584 still wears NZR's International Orange livery, whereas the other side wears just a grey undercoat
24 April 2011
View from the freight wagon, along the Waitara branch line
24 April 2011
Preserved TR 407 has seen better days
24 April 2011
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