Northlander 2011

Ja 1275 at Mainline Steam's Parnell depot viewed from a passing ADL, being steamed up for the Northlander excursion the following day

27 May 2011

ADC 853 paired with another ADL stop at Ellerslie during an early morning Otahuhu shuttle service

28 May 2011

A few minutes later, Ja 1275 arrives into Ellerslie with five carriages, AG 55 and Uc 1190, picking up passengers for the Northlander excursion to Whangarei

28 May 2011

The New Lynn station, viewed not from the usual ADL or SA set, but form the viewing balcony of AG 55 behind Ja 1275

28 May 2011

Ja 1275 rounds the curve into Fruitvale Rd station, between electrification masts

28 May 2011

The Northlander consist viewed from AG 55, rounding the curve into Fruitvale Rd. Electrification masts are also visible in this view

28 May 2011

A fellow passenger looks on as Ja 1275 crosses ADL 801 at Fruitvale Rd

28 May 2011

A 56156 from AG 55

28 May 2011

Stopping at Henderson to pick up more passengers

28 May 2011

Having just departed Swanson, Ja 1275 leads the train around the curve heading west from the station

28 May 2011

The Swanson curve laid out on the landscape behind the train

28 May 2011

Crossing SD 5747 at Waitakere

28 May 2011

Crossing DC 4035 at Waitakere. AG 55 was originally used on SA sets before the arrival of some SD cars, so the reunion of DC 4035 and AG 55 is fitting; SD 5747 also being one of the early SD cars

28 May 2011

Clouds of steam out the window produced by Ja 1275

28 May 2011

MAXX signs at Helensville advising of the station's closure

28 May 2011

The train stopped across Kanohi Rd at the first photo stop of the day

28 May 2011

Passengers and crew gather around the railway armed with cameras, waiting for the train to set back

28 May 2011

Ja 1275 thunders across Kanohi Rd leading five carriages during a photo stop

28 May 2011

Back in the train heading north, we see the track behind us from ASO 1, an Overlander spare carriage

28 May 2011

About to enter a tunnel

28 May 2011

The tunnel entrance from the end of the train

28 May 2011

Smoke pours out the end of a tunnel as the train continues its journey north

28 May 2011

Ja 1275 at the second photo stop of the day at Hoteo

28 May 2011

Putting on another show of steam, Ja 1275 runs around a curve at Hoteo during a photo stop

28 May 2011