Taieri Gorge Railway

DSG 3101 shunts wagons past the Taieri Gorge Railway train stabled at the Dunedin Railway Station

7 July 2016

Ja 1274 on display under shelter outside the Dunedin Railway Station. The locomotive was the last steam locomotive built by Hillside Workshops, and also for NZR, in 1956

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DJ 1222 on the head of the Taieri Gorge Railway train, with DJ 3107 assisting

7 July 2016

A 3022 sits at Dunedin Station in the new Dunedin Railways livery

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AG 239 between the two Dunedin Railways liveried carriages

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AO 77 sitting at Dunedin Railway Station

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Dunedin station platform with the Taieri Gorge Railway train waiting to depart

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RM 24 passes Dunedin station empty

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View of the inside of the spectacular Dunedin Railway Station

7 July 2016

Stained glass artwork in the Dunedin Railway Station, portraying a generic steam locomotive

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The Dunedin Railway Station building. THe building was designed by well known NZR architect George Troop and opened in 1906

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DJ 1222 sits next to the ballast cleaning train at Dunedin prior to departure

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DJ 1222 and DJ 3107 bring the Taieri Gorge Railway train through Wingatui, running as train 1907 while on KiwiRail tracks

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DJ 1222 and DJ 3107 traverse the curve out of Wingatui and onto the Taieri Branch

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The dairy plant at Taieri, serviced by KiwiRail

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At the 4km peg on the Taieri Branch, KiwiRail tracks end and the train enters the Taieri Gorge Railway. In the background, DXC 5333 and DC 4409 depart Taieri with a shunt to Dunedin

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The train passes DJ 1209 and a work train stabled in the loop at Taieri

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DJ 1222 and DJ 3107 enter the Taieri GOrge after coming off the plains

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The train passes over the Wingatui Viaduct, built in 1887

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The train passes through the Taieri Gorge on its way to Pukerangi

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The train passes over a viaduct as it catches the sun

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DJ 1222 and DJ 3107 come off the viaduct with the ex-MAXX AG van directly behind

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At Hindon, passengers were able to get off and stretch their legs

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The new Dunedin Railways logo on a yellow carriage at Hindon

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DJ 1222 and DJ 3107 parked in the sun at Hindon

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DJ 3107 as second loco at Hindon

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The Taieri Gorge Railway train next to the station building at Hindon

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DJ 1222 and DJ 3107 get under way from Hindon

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The train passes above the Taieri River through the gorge

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The train enters Tunnel 7, with three more tunnels to pass through before arriving at Pukerangi

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DJ 1222 and DJ 3107 pass over a small bridge in the gorge

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The two DJ class locomotives catch the sun through the gorge

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Passing over another viaduct just a few minutes before arriving at Pukerangi

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The train comes off the viaduct and enters Tunnel 10, the last tunnel before arrival

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At Pukerangi, the train stops while the locomotives are uncoupled

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DJ 3107 now leads DJ 1222 through the loop at Pukerangi

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DJ 3107 runs around the train at Pukerangi

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DJ 3107 and DJ 1222 pass the carriages at Pukerangi

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The small station building at Pukerangi, with the train parked next to it

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Goods wagon Kp 10909 parked in a siding at Pukerangi

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DJ 3107 and DJ 1222 head towards the carriages to couple up

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DJ 3107 and DJ 1222 shortly before recoupling onto the carriages

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Now out of Pukerangi, DJ 3107 leads DJ 1222 back across the viaducts

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DJ 3107 and DJ 1222 cross the viaducts in the opposite direction

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The train stops at Arthur's Knob for passengers to get off

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DJ 3107 on the head of the train at Arthur's Knob

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The Taieri Gorge train stopped at Arthur's Knob

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DJ 3107 leads the train onto the road-rail bridge

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