Rail 150

Lead locomotive on the TranzAlpine DXB 5143 waits at Christchurch

28 October 2013

Trailing locomotive DXB 5448 waits with the AK consist

28 October 2013

After departure of the TranzAlpine, DSC 2652 shunts carriages into the station ready for Ja 1240 to collect

28 October 2013

Ja 1240 at Christchurch ready to depart for Timaru

28 October 2013

Clouds of steam gather as the train travels through Christchurch

28 October 2013

After arrival in Ashburton, Ja 1240 idles while the crew organize a photo run

28 October 2013

At The Plains, K 88 is seen waiting to run the next train

28 October 2013

Visiting locomotive B 10 at The Plains on the head of a train

28 October 2013

K 88 looking mighty at The Plains

28 October 2013

B 10 reverses into The Plains platform

28 October 2013

B 10 and K 88 together at The Plains

28 October 2013

Travelling along The Plains railway

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K 88 and B 10 on the head of a train during a photo run for passengers

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B 10 and K 88 pass the short platform on a photo run

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The train at the end of The Plains, with the Southern Alps in the background

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Looking between the carriages

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B 10 and K 88 reverse into the platform

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B 10 moves off from the platform

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A small bridge on The Plains, viewed from a stream

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K 88 arrives at The Plains in reverse after another run

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The Plains' Vulcan railcar RM 50 sits in the workshop. The railcar is operational, but was not in use

28 October 2013

Price 119 sits in the workshop

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Small locomotive A 64 and big locomotive Ja 1260 sit in the workshop at The Plains

28 October 2013

Ja 1260 rests in the workshop

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A 64 sits above the inspection pit in the workshop

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This is labelled as TR 38 but doesn't really look much like a locomotive

28 October 2013

Similarly, this identifies itself as TR 12 but is only half-built

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B 10 and K 88 make another double header trip

28 October 2013

The Plains railway and station area

28 October 2013

B 10 does most of the work as it and K 88 depart the station on a third double header run

28 October 2013

The coupler on the rear of the train's guard's van

28 October 2013

The train waits at The Plains station

28 October 2013

A close-up, ground level shot of K 88

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K 88 waits to run the train while B 10 waits in the siding

28 October 2013

A bridge on the Main South Line

28 October 2013

Ja 1240 at Ashburton on the return journey

28 October 2013

The train waits at Ashburton station

28 October 2013

Ja 1240 at Christchurch after returning from Timaru

28 October 2013