Electric trains are new to the Papakura to Pukekohe section; the overhead lines as well as newly installed safety equipment all needed testing. Previously, Pukekohe was served by diesel trains.

More like 4/5

Imagine seeing a DL in NZR LIVERY 😮

maybe when all public transportation is used by one card in New Zealand, or we can switch trains at Pukekohe

@@Eventer_Hunter Most of the line from Pukekohe to Te Rapa (the freight yard 3km north of Hamilton Frankton station) is double-track. Extension of 25kV to Hamilton would include doubling this section, a few bridges to replace level crossings on the main roads, and reopening 2-3 stations. Limited stop trains could then operate between Hamilton (reopening its under-town-centre station) and Auckland Britomart on an hourly interval. That would bring to New Zealand European standards of modern rail service. Freight operation would then be by electric haulage between Auckland and Palmerston North, and there should be an end to diesel locomotives hauling container and other freight trains 'under the wires' for hundreds of kilometres. Apparently the 25kV catenary in the Auckland region is slightly different from that installed in the 1980s between Hamilton and Palmerston North so the EF locos could not use it without modification. Better perhaps to sell them (to Queensland Rail?) and buy new electric locomotives from Europe which can operate on both 25kV AC and 1700v DC (in the Wellington region). France has had two voltages for historical reasons for decades, so is perhaps the country that builds the best dual-voltage locos.

Yes, no one was in the viewing car through the Tawa tunnels - on the northbound trip, it opened a few minutes after passing through.

The services on this day were the last time ADLs ran passengers to Glenbrook. It's unlikely to happen again as the ADLs are up for sale.

These days adult life gets in the way of these sorts of videos ;) and all stations are labelled in the video

@@nzrailphotos-yt I must of missed it.

This video was filmed last month. The SDs shown here have no solid future plans, however some are earmarked for unknown future plans.

Uneconomical, and the imported carriages are half a century old

Erm… …how on earth do you imagine they would do that? They’re going to be retired in the next 5 years and replaced with multiple units or railcars anyway.

@danieleyre8913 Well, they could just butt out the generator and diesel equipment and install new electric equipment. Should be cheaper than buying new trains

@@Kiwitrailchannel Ah erm no. These are just carriages that are towed by a locomotive. They’re not self-powered multiple units. And in any case; even if they were self-powered, while converting diesel stock to electric stock has been done with some classes of trains overseas, it’s not very common because it is usually very complicated. The carriage’s weight distribution and centre of gravity can’t change much. It’s usually just not worth it, better to buy electric stock and sell or repurpose the diesel stock.

@@danieleyre8913 fair enough, could use the carriages for spare bits. They should use the horns on Auckland's electric trains. Their horns sound annoying and awful

Definitely

Me to

DC 4594 was loaned from KiwiRail if there was a locomotive shortage within the normal SA fleet, but returned to the freight pool when no longer required. It wasn't leased to ARTA/AT like the rest of the SA motive power fleet was.

Yeah still toddlers got a lot more to achieve.

Around mid January next year.

Or that GVR were more helpful

KiwiRail refused to let Auckland Transport borrow a loco, according to the big train boss who stays at waitemata

Funny.....sort of. Good on GVR!​@@IxtimmibosRailRT1430