Railfan's Day
J 1234 stands at Pukeoware with a Thomas the Tank Engine face
17 March 2012
Ja 1250 sits at Victoria Ave with a mixed train, while Ww 644 leads a goods train out of the loop
17 March 2012
Ww 644 leads a goods train out of the loop at Victoria Ave
17 March 2012
Freight wagons and passenger cars at Victoria Ave
17 March 2012
Ja 1250 on the mixed train and Ww 644 on the goods train at Victoria Ave
17 March 2012
Ja 1250 departs Victoria Ave on a photo run
17 March 2012
Ja 1250 slows down after passing under the bridge near the end of the line
17 March 2012
Shortly afterwards, Ww 644 departs Victoria Ave with the freight train
17 March 2012
Ww 644 sets back to let the mixed train pick up passengers
17 March 2012
Ja 1250 charges down a straight section of track
17 March 2012
Ww 644 charges after Ja 1250 on the straight
17 March 2012
Ja 1250 comes off the grade just before the water tower
17 March 2012
Ww 644 puts on a show of steam as it too comes off the grade
17 March 2012
DA 1429 stands at Pukeoware ready to swap with Ja 1250
17 March 2012
A 423 and Wab 800 stand on display at Pukeoware. Neither locomotive is in operable condition
17 March 2012
DA 1429 runs around the train at Victoria Park
17 March 2012
DA 1429 runs around the train
17 March 2012
Ducks swim in the pond near the station as the train waits during a lunch break
17 March 2012
AL 804 at the end of the train at Victoria Ave, with DA 1429 on the head
17 March 2012
DA 1429, looking a lot like the modern DC class locomotive with ditch lights fitted, waits at Victoria Ave with the mixed train
17 March 2012
Side profile of DA 1429
17 March 2012
DA 1429 leads the mixed train underneath a bridge built in 1921
17 March 2012
A hi-rail digger loads Ja 1250 with coal
17 March 2012
The back ends of DA 1429 and Ww 644
17 March 2012
Ww 644 leads the freight train and Ja 1250 down the straight into Victoria Ave
17 March 2012
Ja 1250 pulls out of Victoria Ave station, with Ww 644 pushing from behind
17 March 2012
De 507 leads the mixed train out of Victoria Ave
17 March 2012
With a short mixed train in tow, De 507 rounds the curves out of Victoria Ave
17 March 2012
Ja 1250 comes off the grade with the freight train in tow
17 March 2012
De 507 transitions onto the flat track with the mixed train
17 March 2012
DA 1429 and Ww 644 at Pukeoware. The DA will team up with Ja 1250 to lead the freight train
17 March 2012
Among the longest trains GVR has seen is this one, where both trains were combined. Ww 644 leads the lengthy train into Victoria Ave, with Ja 1250, DA 1429 and three boxcars out of sight
17 March 2012
Ja 1250 and DA 1429 lead the now separate freight train out of Victoria Ave
17 March 2012
Ww 644 leads the short mixed train out of Victoria Ave
17 March 2012
Ja 1250 and DA 1429 pass a group of passengers attending the day's events
17 March 2012
Ja 1250 and DA 1429 lead the goods train on the final photo run of the day
17 March 2012
Ja 1250 and DA 1429 wait to enter the loop at Glenbrook station
17 March 2012
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