Onehunga: Day 1

The first day of trains on the reopened Onehunga Branch
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ADL 807 at Newmarket, running an Onehunga service on the first day of operation

19 September 2010

ADL 807 at Onehunga Station. Rail has returned to Onehunga after some 37 years

19 September 2010

The original branch line ran down this formation down to the port

19 September 2010

ADC 857 at Te Papapa Station, one of the three new stations opened as part of the Onehunga branch rehabilitation project

19 September 2010

Possibly the shortest crossing loop in the country, just long enough for a double ADL

19 September 2010

All eight level crossings on the line received barrier arms due to the lack of trains over the past 37 years

19 September 2010

The new Te Papapa train station

19 September 2010

The Onehunga branch will receive a new signalling system along with the rest of the network. One of the signals for the new system has been installed, turned away from the tracks

19 September 2010

ADL 808 crosses Mays Rd, about to stop at Te Papapa

19 September 2010

ADC 858 arrives at Te Papapa station, heading for Britomart

19 September 2010

ADC 858 at Penrose Platform 3

19 September 2010

Penrose Station still handles Southern Line services. Here, ADL 805 is on a run to Papakura

19 September 2010

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