Today brings a fabulous report sent in from the very talented William Rutgers.
William has some cracker shots on the very fussy Rail Pictures website and has written a report for us from a road trip last weekend..
(Thanks William!)
William has some cracker shots on the very fussy Rail Pictures website and has written a report for us from a road trip last weekend..
(Thanks William!)
"you all must be sick of my roster shots and cheesy milk train photos by now??" - AH
Might as well throw this post in the bin then!
Seeing as this is my first post i guess i should quickly introduce myself... hmm where to start...
When I was only one year old my parents bought me a plastic duplo trainset - 18 years later it seems I took i liking to it. Now studying Mechanical Engineering at the local polytech I still dream of being in the hotseat rather than standing lineside taking photos that people give you dumb looks for. But hey, gotta get your kicks somewhere.
A few texts back & fourth with a fellow foamerite and I soon find myself on an Intercity coach bound for palmy running a nice one hour late. After about 10 minutes to stretch my legs we're already in the car to have a goon down at milson - before I know it we're in Wanganui in total darkness (too bad i forgot my tripod).On our return to palmy after even more detours we quickly scanned the various web circles to find a very helpful post by the one & only AH. 542/6:45 departure? right we'll get up at 6. Now off to bed.
6:30 - right, time to get up.
After a mad dash to maccas for your typical teenage breakfast we're on the road to fielding expecting to catch up somewhere between Feilding & Greatford - that plan didn't last for long. "3: proceed from Marton to Wanganui" RIGHT, we're awake.
After finally catching up let the piccies begin.
Might as well throw this post in the bin then!
Seeing as this is my first post i guess i should quickly introduce myself... hmm where to start...
When I was only one year old my parents bought me a plastic duplo trainset - 18 years later it seems I took i liking to it. Now studying Mechanical Engineering at the local polytech I still dream of being in the hotseat rather than standing lineside taking photos that people give you dumb looks for. But hey, gotta get your kicks somewhere.
A few texts back & fourth with a fellow foamerite and I soon find myself on an Intercity coach bound for palmy running a nice one hour late. After about 10 minutes to stretch my legs we're already in the car to have a goon down at milson - before I know it we're in Wanganui in total darkness (too bad i forgot my tripod).On our return to palmy after even more detours we quickly scanned the various web circles to find a very helpful post by the one & only AH. 542/6:45 departure? right we'll get up at 6. Now off to bed.
6:30 - right, time to get up.
After a mad dash to maccas for your typical teenage breakfast we're on the road to fielding expecting to catch up somewhere between Feilding & Greatford - that plan didn't last for long. "3: proceed from Marton to Wanganui" RIGHT, we're awake.
After finally catching up let the piccies begin.
Cruising into Eastown to cross 543
Then came a first for me - the climb up the Westmere Bank.
Kai iwi Closeup
Then came an event which seemed to be a very common occurance throughout the day.
On our arrival....
On 542's arrival
Not much had improved on arrival at Patea.
Mmmmm, always had a soft spot for derelict buildings
Playing around with a little fisheye
Our luck changed for a short time at Whareroa
Almost a roster-shot
After a quick topup in Hawera we were back in time to see 545 being assembled before heading off.
Any farmiliar faces?
Somehow I don't think the tanker jockeys enjoyed the view as much as I did
Playing chicken with some of the Patea crowd
Yet another gloomy shot as 545 heads south through Waverley
A guest appearance of the getaway car at Kai iwi
At this point a well needed lunch break was in order so the chase was off. With a little while to wait till the next milkie we went for a little tikitour to track down this -
A good book would go a long way in this process
This post is starting to get a bit lengthy so I think i'll call intermission
Till next time -
William R
Till next time -
William R
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