Steam Inc Delivery Trip

At Glenbrook, KP wagons were moved from the mainline connection to Glenbrook station to allow the train to access the mainline

6 June 2015

DA 1410 and J 1234, coupled to two mainline cars, FM 1133 and F 394, await the arrival of DA 1429 from Westfield

6 June 2015

The train parked at Glenbrook waiting for motive power

6 June 2015

J 1234 at Glenbrook, clearly having seen better days

6 June 2015

DA 1410 at Glenbrook, cleaned for the journey

6 June 2015

DA 1429 arrives at Glenbrook long hood leading from Westfield. The locomotive underwent checks at Westfield prior to the trip

6 June 2015

DA 1429 slowly approaches the switchlock

6 June 2015

DA 1429 stopped next to the switchlock waiting for it to be unlocked and the points changed

6 June 2015

Crew work with the switchlock as DA 1429 idles by

6 June 2015

DA 1429 re-entering the GVR

6 June 2015

DA 1429 now coupled up to DA 1410 and J 1234, creating the look of a DA double header

6 June 2015

The train, now complete and ready for departure

6 June 2015

DA 1429 waits with the train for departure

6 June 2015

Leaving on time, the train leaves the GVR and enters the Mission Bush Branch

6 June 2015

DA 1429 back hauling a train on the mainline

6 June 2015

A brief stop for the train while the points are changed back

6 June 2015

DA 1429 and the consist arrives in the loop at Pukekohe

6 June 2015

The train enters the loop at Pukekohe as a photographer captures his shot

6 June 2015

At Pukekohe, DA 1429 was shut down while a fault with the locomotive was investigated

6 June 2015

Crew inspect DA 1429 at Pukekohe

6 June 2015

The consist parked in the loop with staff all around the locomotives

6 June 2015

"Original" DA 1429 and DA 1410, with rebuilt DCP 4663, DC 4951 and DC 4260 sitting in the compound at Pukekohe

6 June 2015

New fuel pump installations can be seen in front of the DCs while the DAs sit in the loop

6 June 2015

The DAs sitting in the loop at Pukekohe

6 June 2015