Pukekohe Weekend Services

ADL 804 approaches the Great South Road overbridge near Drury on a wet Sunday morning

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Trees dwarf the unit as it heads for Papakura

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ADL 804 crosses the bridge over McPherson Road

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The train speeds towards Papakura

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At Paerata, a sign before the Crown Road crossing warns of limited space. The sign is an interim measure until the crossing is upgraded

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ADL 804 crosses Crown Road and enters Paerata station

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Passing through the former Paerata station, ADL 804 approaches Pukekohe

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ADL 804 speeds up from the temporary speed restriction over Crown Road

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Returning from Pukekohe, ADL 804 passes Paerata again

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ADL 804 slows down for the speed restriction

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ADL 804 just before crossing Crown Road

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A new AT style sign has been installed at Pukekohe

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Weekend trains to Pukekohe terminate at Papakura, as shown on the passenger information displays. Passengers have a 7 minute transfer at Papakura to continue to Britomart

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In the far sidings at Pukekohe, ADK 685 and ADK 687 are in storage with the SX set

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The ADK pair in storage behind IM 440, parked in the small siding in front

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IM 440 set off the overload detector at Takanini, and the train it was attached to was forced to travel at reduced speed to Pukekohe, where the wagon was dropped off and the load trucked to its destination

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The SX set in storage at Pukekohe

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Overview of Pukekohe station from the south, with DC 4104 stabled in the Pukekohe yard

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Pukekohe station building

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ADL 804 arrives on another service from Papakura

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ADL 804 at Pukekohe

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ADL 804 at Pukekohe, with its unique greenery in the middle of the platform

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The destination sign on the front of ADL 804, showing an erroneous destination

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ADL 804 departs Pukekohe for Papakura

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Heading south again, ADL 804 passes under another set of large trees as it heads towards Sutton Road

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ADL 804 approaches Sutton Road

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ADL 804 returns from Pukekohe and passes the future site of Mainline Steam at Opaheke Road

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ADL 804 passes through rural Papakura

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ADL 804 passes works for the new Mainline Steam depot at Opaheke Road

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ADL 803 departs Papakura for Britomart, a connecting service

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ADL 809 arrives at Papakura Platform 4 as the spare unit, having replaced ADL 810

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ADL 804 waits at Papakura Platform 2

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ADL 804 stands next to an empty ADL 810, returning empty to Westfield

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DC 4093 arrives at Papakura. Passengers for Pukekohe connect here with a 6 minute transfer

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ADL 804 and the SA set wait at Papakura

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The train manager boards ADL 804

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Now ready to depart, ADL 804 runs another service to Pukekohe

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ADL 804 departs Papakura

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35 minutes later, ADL 804 returns to Papakura

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