Te Kuiti Muster and Vintage Harvest Festival

The steam crane is also on display, in steam. The crane is able to move under its own power at low speed

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Ww 480 runs around the 5-car train for the day's running just before running the first public train of the day, passing the steam crane

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In the evening after the day's running is over, the Te Kuiti Muster excursion is seen waiting just outside Pukekohe, with ADL 807 waiting at the platform

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ADL 807 departs Pukekohe, with tamper ETM 526 sitting in the stabling yard and DFB 7077 waiting behind

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ETM 526 sits in the stabling yard at Pukekohe

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While the excursion waits for a coal train to clear the branch line, DLs 9423, 9210 and 9550 lead dead DCP 4663 with train 243 through Pukekohe

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DL 9423, DL 9210 and DL 9550 lead train 243 south through Pukekohe with DCP 4663 along for the ride

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DFB 7077 looks on helplessly while train 243 passes through Pukekohe station

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Clean DL 9550 stands out from the rest as train 243 heads south through Pukekohe

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Sitting on a small embankment south of Pukekohe, DFB 7077 waits for the coal train to clear the Mission Bush Branch

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The six-car excursion sits south of Pukekohe

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DFB 7077 waits for a signal to continue north to the platform

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With the sun disappearing, DFB 7077 sits with the excursion near Pukekohe station

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With train 143R now clear, DFB 7077 arrives at Pukekohe station to let passengers off

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Passengers wait to watch the train depart while DFB 7077 waits for clearance

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With light almost gone, DFB 7077 waits to depart on the second-to-last leg of the journey back to Waiuku

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DFB 7077 gets under way from Pukekohe towards Glenbrook, where DBR 1295 will take over again

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DFB 7077 heads out of Pukekohe towards Glenbrook

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