Niigata Moves to Otahuhu

Moving the Glenbrook steel mill's Niigata locomotive from Mission Bush to Otahuhu
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DCP 4790 leads the steel mill's Niigata shunt locomotive across Schlaepfer Road towards Paerata, as the train enters a speed restriction across the crossing

20 August 2016

Running as train L9P, DCP 4790 trundles across Schlaepfer Road

20 August 2016

After a stop at Paerata, L9P gets under way at a sedate 40km/h towards Papakura

20 August 2016

DCP 4790 leads the Niigata slowly through Paerata

20 August 2016

Slow and steady is the game of the day as L9P passes through Paerata

20 August 2016

The barrier arms have already risen as L9P barely clears the crossing at Paerata

20 August 2016

After another stop at Papakura to let faster trains pass ahead of it, DCP 4790 hauls the Niigata through Takanini and across Spartan Road

20 August 2016

DCP 4790 tows the Niigata through Takanini

20 August 2016

Train L9P, clear of the crossing, heads towards Te Mahia and Otahuhu

20 August 2016

DCP 4790 heads off to Otahuhu with the Niigata in tow near Te Mahia

20 August 2016

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