Not a lot to report just now. I have spent the week running 545 down to Wanganui and returning to Stratford on 528 before heading home on 521.
I have included a few snaps below taken over the last month around the usual traps....
I have included a few snaps below taken over the last month around the usual traps....
Big green coal motor 5264 passed through briefly.
Went nutting one morning to get a photo of 526, and thought I had the location pretty sweet but as the train swung round the curve I ended up on the dark side of the train (doh!) so I spent some time mucking around in photo shop...
528 shunts inside Fonterra. Doesnt happen very often so....
Power for 521 sitting in the yard at Stratford. A bit later on we derailed while shunting in Eltham and ended up having to leave the two blues ones behind....
I thought this old chook was doomed! They wheeled her into Hutt for some rust work and by all accounts they all nearly suffered heart failure when they saw the amount of rust deep in her chassis. Obviously though it wasnt terminal and she was spotted at Whareroa one recent rainy sunday sporting a fresh coat of paint on the nose and cab.
A pair of UCG's at the head of the tonnage on 521.
Freshly inspected and repainted UCG 38 now sports its new owners colours. I believe the tanks are owned by Nova, but the chassis they sit on are railways ......... (hence the new paint on the tank only!)
528 in the loop at Waitotara.
528 and 545 crossing at Waitotara.
Peek-a-boo I see you....
528 at Whareroa with an Aucklander on the front.
528 comes into Patea with Auckland regular 7064 on the front.
AH
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