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

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The same part of the MNPL viewed from the other side of the tracks

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MNPL Bridge 94, viewed from steps on a public walkway

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Bridge 94 blends in with the rest of the line, with rock arrangements next to the line

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Looking over Bridge 94 east along the MNPL

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Looking back west along the MNPL

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Looking west along the MNPL, where the line passes under road bridges and the PlaceMakers building

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A closer view of the track shows how little use this section of the line gets

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The MNPL running under the PlaceMakers building and a road bridge

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On the other side of the road bridge, the MNPL disappears into the distance

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Following a goat track near Bridge 88 takes you to this location along the MNPL. Here, we look west back along the line

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Looking east along Bridge 88 from the same location

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Looking at the MNPL's Bridge 88, which passes over a river near a public reserve and playground

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Looking east along the MNPL from the Devon St East bridge

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Looking along Bridge 83 from a walkway under the bridge. Alarms for a level crossing can be seen at the end of the bridge

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Bridge 83 crosses the Waiwhakaiho River, viewed here from the SH3 bridge

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Looking east along Bridge 83 from the Queens Rd crossing

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Looking west along the MNPL from Queens Rd. The yards are just around the corner to the left a few hundred metres away

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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

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A rake of six wagons with one container sits at New Plymouth yard

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Waitara Railway Preservation Society's DSC 2584 at Waitara, with freight wagon NAK 6078 and guard's van F 726

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One side of DSC 2584 still wears NZR's International Orange livery, whereas the other side wears just a grey undercoat

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View from the freight wagon, along the Waitara branch line

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Preserved TR 407 has seen better days

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TR 2507 also looks a little worse for wear

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This bridge is currently the end of the line as it is not in a condition to support trains

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Wagons and carriages at the station on the return journey

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Controls of DSC 2584

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Driver's view of the track ahead from DSC 2584

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View of the line ahead from the shunter's refuge on DSC 2584

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The line ahead from the cab of DSC 2584, during the return journey

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Later, DSC 2584 can be seen stopped at the station during a return journey

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Now for something completely different: a scale model of Wab 794 at New Plymouth

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An unnumbered model DSB also appears at New Plymouth's miniature railway

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The model DSB chases the model of Wab 794 around the miniature railway at New Plymouth

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Miniature Wab 794 runs through a cutting

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