SA Farewell Trip

DC 4951 arrives at Papatoetoe station with a headboard, picking up passengers for the first leg to Pukekohe

20 September 2015

DC 4951 ready to depart from Papatoetoe

20 September 2015

At Pukekohe, all passengers disembark for the photo run in the loop

20 September 2015

SD 5999 leads the set into the loop at Pukekohe

20 September 2015

Railfans gather on the platform at Pukekohe as DC 4951 leads the train back through the loop

20 September 2015

DC 4951 passes the platform on the loop

20 September 2015

DC 4951 passes passengers at Pukekohe

20 September 2015

Returning back through the loop, SD 5999 leads the train back past a small group of enthusiasts

20 September 2015

With ADL 808 berthed on the platform with a service, DC 4951 continues making its photo runs

20 September 2015

SD 5999 leads the train for the last photo run before moving back onto the main

20 September 2015

DC 4951 heads for the main north of Pukekohe

20 September 2015

The train pulls back into the platform to load passengers

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SD 5999 parked at Papakura Platform 2 for a crew break

20 September 2015

DC 4951, replaced by AM 402 at Platform 3, stands at Papakura

20 September 2015

DC 4951 sitting in the sun with its headboard attached

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DC 4951's cab at Papakura

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DC 4951 at Papakura

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Railfans socialise at Papakura shortly before departure from Papakura

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DC 4951 enters the Manukau Branch, only the second (and last) SA to do so

20 September 2015

SD 5999 sitting at Manukau station

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DC 4951 sitting under the MIT building at Manukau

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The SA set sitting at Manukau station. SA sets never ran regular services on the branch

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DC 4951 sitting under MIT

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DC 4951 parked next to a group of passengers

20 September 2015

AM 578 arrives with an Eastern Line service

20 September 2015

At Waitakere, after running opposing main from New Lynn to Henderson due to an emergency services callout at Glen Eden, SD 5999 parks at the end of the platform

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DC 4951 at the end of the short platform at Waitakere

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DC 4951 parked next to the now-unwrapped ADKs at Waitakere

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DC 4951 in the light rain at Waitakere

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The train then headed to Britomart, becoming the last diesel suburban train ever to enter the underground station

20 September 2015

DC 4951 and a lone AM in Britomart

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DC 4951 in front of the guide pole at Britomart

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DC 4951 and an AM sitting at the platforms

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An Onehunga and Papakura service near DC 4951 in Britomart

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Finally, the train returned to Papatoetoe via Glen Innes, facing the opposite way from when it started. SD 5999 leads the train which changed tracks at Wiri

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DC 4951 returns empty to Westfield

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With the headboard still in place, DC 4951 rockets through Papatoetoe to Westfield

20 September 2015