KiwiRail Notch 8 At Its Very Best!

00:03 17/10/2023 DFB's 7239 & 7160 find a gap of sunshine in the clouds as they bring there very tidy and looking train 934 up the grade at Port Chalmers swinging into full throttle just as they get to the camera!
01:20 20/10/2023 DFT 7104 & DFB 7213 in elephant disturbs the Afternoon Birdsong as they emerge out of the Mansford Tunnel with 934 while 7104 does all the hard work lifting her 600 tonne train up the steep climb
02:30 24/10/2023 DCP 4761 leading a fully loaded Work Train made up of An EP Plough Van,6 YJ Bottom Dumpers and DXB 5074 at the rear. The DC getting a good workout towing about 600 tonnes!
03:08 25/10/2023 DFB 7160 does all the heavy lifting while a broken down DC 4012 is in tow as she drags 650 tonnes up the start of the climb through Upper Port Chalmers slowly making its way to the Mihiwaka Tunnel
04:29 1/11/2023 DFB 7239 and DXB 5114 with the heaviest 934 I've gotten on video which was 20 tonnes under the max weight as they slowly make their way above Careys Bay echoing round the Hills!
06:17 1/11/2023 The same train is seen about 20 mins later powering up the grade at Warrington before winding round the sharp curves at Seacliff for the downhill section
07:47 1/11/2023 DXB 5051 doing the work and DXC 5189 trailing dead with a mahoosive train 937D with a load of Yacht Fuel near the end and is seen echoing against the walls in Caversham letting off that classic GE Grunt!
09:50 2/11/2023 DFB 7213 & DXB 5051 putting on a smokey show as they waste no time getting their very tidy train 934 through Upper Port Chalmers
11:06 2/11/2023 A surprise triple headed 937D is seen thundering through Caversham with more yacht fuel heading to Invercargill due to a shortage of wagons which were needed desperately!
12:36 3/11/2023 DXB 5120 makes herself be known as see lets off some incredible GE Music lugging her massive train 937D through Caversham with a dead DCP 4761 in tow!
14:35 7/11/2023 DFB's 7186 & 7160 with the longest 934 I've gotten on video seen roaring above Port Chalmers in FULL NOISE! (Note the awesome sounds from the horn not long after the locos roll by)
16:12 8/11/203 Another video of 934 climbing the same grade with another pair of DFBs this time with 7010 and 7213 getting a move on escaping the bad weather
17:28 9/11/2023 DXC 5356 and DFB 7241 with a long heavy 937D with 11 wagons of Concrete Sleepers in the consist is seen hoofing it past Caversham before they enter the Tunnel not long after

[@angusnz7910]

Am I the only one that an engine at full chat will put me to sleep. Absolutely love mechanical noises

[@AirIndiaB777]

Nice one brother ❤

[@joshgibson3807]

Nice one mate