Pukekohe EMU Clearance Testing

Train 229 follows the route of the old Down Main through Pukekohe station, snaking through the crossovers. The current Down Main is the track in the middle without a platform, in place of the old loop

17 May 2024

After completing testing on Platform 3, DBR 1254 propels AM 306 through the crossovers to move to the next platform

17 May 2024

AM 306 puts on an impression of a departing service as it leads the movement out of Pukekohe station

17 May 2024

After switching tracks, DBR 1254 leads the train into Platform 2, the next to be checked. Platform 2 is on the Up Main, and is one of the new platforms built in place of the old stabling yard

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AM 306 passes straight through the crossover behind DBR 1254 as it enters Platform 2

17 May 2024

DBR 1254 now sits on Platform 2 at Pukekohe, before AM 306 also enters the platform

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DBR 1254 and AM 306 wait at Platform 2, with the shelters almost completed

17 May 2024

DBR 1254 sits under the shelter at Pukekohe, reliving a previous life on the SX set

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After moving further down the platform, DBR 1254 has a low speed light to pass the signal to allow the rest of AM 306 to be checked

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AM 306 stopped next to the new lift at Pukekohe. With DBR 1254 out of sight, it's easy to imagine what trains in service would look like

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After completing testing on another platform, DBR 1254 moves the train onto the final platform, Platform 1 on the Western Loop

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DBR 1254 rolls down Platform 1 at Pukekohe with the test train

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The rear of DBR 1254 is reflected in the windscreen of AM 306

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DBR 1254 sits under the footbridge at Pukekohe station, with AM 306 in tow. The footbridge existed before the current upgrade, though the artwork panels on the side are new

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After finishing the final platform, AM 306 is chocked and secured ahead of DBR 1254 uncoupling

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DBR 1254 is uncoupled from AM 306 and heads for the Up Main

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DBR 1254 rolls past the almost completed Pukekohe station on Platform 2, heading for Paerata to turn around

17 May 2024

After returning from Paerata and now facing the other way, DBR 1254 enters Platform 1 on the Western Loop to couple back up. Platform 1 also doubles as a stabling road, with the fence and gate preventing access overnight, and allowing trains to be prepared for and then accept passengers in the morning without needing to move

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DBR 1254 rolls past the opened gate on the Western Loop

17 May 2024

DBR 1254 now coupled back up to AM 306 and waiting for departure

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Again waiting for the Te Huia passenger service, SRV 5893 leads DFB 7077 on train 102, rolling past on the Eastern Loop

17 May 2024

SRV 5893 rolls past on the Eastern Loop while DBR 1254 waits on the Western Loop

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Now clear for departure, DBR 1254 pulls out of Pukekohe station and heads back for Papakura, with testing being carried out at the three other stations' northbound platforms en route

17 May 2024

DBR 1254 departs Pukekohe station and heads back for Papakura after several hours of testing at Pukekohe

17 May 2024