Thermal Explorer

DBR 1254's first solo outing with the Thermal Explorer from Waiuku to Kinleith and return
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On the Kinleith Branch, DBR 1254 approaches Totman Road between Matamata and Tirau

16 February 2020

Passing paddocks, DBR 1254 crosses Totman Road

16 February 2020

DBR 1254 leans into the curve just before crossing Totman Road

16 February 2020

Through Putaruru, DBR 1254 leads train C01 past the junction with the mothballed Rotorua Branch

16 February 2020

DBR 1254 passes the mothballed Rotorua Branch at Putaruru

16 February 2020

DBR 1254 leads train C01 into the loop at Tokoroa to allow passengers to disembark

16 February 2020

Buses wait at Tokoroa as DBR 1254 pulls into the loop

16 February 2020

DBR 1254 stops in the loop at Tokoroa

16 February 2020

Passengers are guided off the train and onto buses. Passengers had the option of disembarking at Tokoroa and catching a guided bus tour, or continuing to Kinleith and catching buses to Orakei Korako

16 February 2020

After passengers are clear, DBR 1254 departs Tokoroa and heads for Kinleith

16 February 2020

After waiting for clearance to enter the yard, DBR 1254 rolls into the Kinleith yard

16 February 2020

DBR 1254 leads the train into the yard at Kinleith

16 February 2020

Rolling past the grassy Waikato landscape, DBR 1254 crosses the road into the yard

16 February 2020

The remaining passengers are unloaded just before the firn turnout. In the background, DL 9636 waits to depart with train 483

16 February 2020

DBR 1254 meets DL 9636 in the yard at Kinleith

16 February 2020

The train sits on the mainline just before the Kinleith yard

16 February 2020

While DBR 1254 was turned at Kinleith, DL 9636 passes through Tokoroa with train 483

16 February 2020

DL 9636 passes through Tokoroa, about to pass a crowd of people waiting for DBR 1254

16 February 2020

Peeking above the ground, DBR 1254 approaches Tokoroa

16 February 2020

DBR 1254 enters Tokoroa station limits just before entering the loop

16 February 2020

DBR 1254 enters the loop at Tokoroa to pick up a load of passengers. The train was scheduled for a side trip from Tokoroa to Hinuera and return with locals on board, before the original passengers reboarded later in the day

16 February 2020

DBR 1254 rolls into the loop at Tokoroa

16 February 2020

After loading passengers, DBR 1254 departs Tokoroa en route to Hinuera

16 February 2020

Heading back north, DBR 1254 leads the six-total train out of Tokoroa

16 February 2020

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