Driver's Eye View (New Zealand) - Palmerston North to Paekākāriki - 4K

Having traversed the Manawatu Gorge to Palmerston North on the return leg with Steam Incorporated's special excursion train “Hawkes Bay Wine and Food by Rail” the crew kindly allowed me to leave my camera mounted on their locomotive for the run back to Paekākāriki. For the remainder of the journey we travel along part the NIMT (North Island Main Trunk) connecting New Zealand's capital city (Wellington) with it's largest city (Auckland). The line traverses fertile farmland bounded on the inland side by the Manawatu and Tararua ranges with the Cook Strait/Tasman sea on the other side. As we are travelling towards the end of the day we are treated to a magnificent New Zealand sunset, finally we arrive into Paekākāriki bathed in the golden glow of the setting sun where the train is stabled at Steam Incorporated's depot. Please join me and the crew for a relaxing journey into the setting sun.
The leading engine is DB class locomotive No.1254 with 1955 vintage General Motors diesel locomotive No.DA1410 assisting.
If you'd like to know more about Steam Incorporated and the wonderful excursions they run, please click on this link - www.steaminc.org.nz/
Maps at 00:35 & 00:44 - OpenRailwayMap - Use of the 'OpenRailwayMap' mark is licenced by the OpenStreetMap Foundation
Track Gauge - 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)

[@annawitter5161]

Isnt it so peaceful and relaxing travelling through NZ countryside!! Thanks Tim for a beautiful video. I really enjoyed this 😊😊❤

[@CreedBrattonTheOffice]

That's a gorgeous evening sky! Thanks for the vid.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it 😊.

[@omisan59]

Great ride thank you for sharing this great video

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Thank you, it's nice to know you enjoyed it.

[@4kyoutubeasmr]

good sound~~

[@KOLEJ22DrogaPrzygody]

Hello great video , super, my friend

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Thank you, it's nice to know you enjoyed it 😊.

[@MrAsdafic]

Perfect!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it 😊.

[@johannperaus6890]

Hi Tim, great video 👍. Wish you a nice Sunday. We have 18 degrees at the moment. Best regards from Hans and Cheers 🍻🇦🇹.

[@martinmarsola6477]

Another great video on this day. New Zealand is one place I never saw before today. Always interesting and picturesque to gaze through! Thank you for the journey this day. Hoping the families are well, see you on the next! Cheers Tim! 🇦🇺👍🙂🇺🇸

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hello Martin, I'm pleased you enjoyed the video, New Zealand is a beautiful country. I hope you are keeping well 🍻. Tim.

[@martinmarsola6477]

@@Timsvideochannel1 I am trying to, it’s difficult to overcome. Your videos are calming and inspiring to me. God bless mom and you. Cheers Tim!

[@Sugarmountaincondo]

Well besides the beautiful countryside and panoramic views, I am really impressed in the Class-1+ trackage & roadbed and how smooth of a ride this is. No dips, no shaking or shimmy or rocking motions. And then take the transition from the road grade onto and off of a bridge, just as smooth and silent as could be, in fact the entire ride is super quiet due to the high-quality MOW crews. If anyone were to ask me for the perfect example of high-quality trackage in the world, 👉 New Zealand 💯

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hello, New Zealand is a beautiful country and I'm sure the track maintenance guys will really appreciate your comment about the high standard of their work 😊.

[@erniepenny221]

Nice one, Tim 😂

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed the ride 😊.

[@antonioteixeira3507]

Simplesmente lindo 👏 muito obrigado pela partilha

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Obrigado, que bom saber que você gostou do passeio 😊.

[@peter-sr2pb]

started my driving career mid 70s in palmerston north.know the track well.best shots are the cab shots.good work tim.cheers.peter barrett.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Hello Peter, all routes out of Palmerston North are both interesting and scenic especially the route through the Manawatu Gorge. It must be the best New Zealand depot to work out of and the driver certainly gets the best views, I hope you enjoyed the video, although no video can do justice to the wonderful NZ scenery. 🍺 Tim.

[@peter-sr2pb]

@@Timsvideochannel1 true.plenty of variation.as you said each direction you travel has great scenary.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

@@peter-sr2pb You must look forward to going to work, not many people can say that.

[@peter-sr2pb]

@@Timsvideochannel1 retired now tim.we have a 21 foot self contained bus we live in.base ourselves around feilding area.great for train watching.currently staying at cousins place in ohingaiti.main trunk across the road.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

​@@peter-sr2pb Hi, you sound as though you are enjoying your retirement. The history behind the EF locomotives is fascinating, the channel tunnel shuttle locomotives here in the UK are a derivative of the EF's. You might find this article interesting - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurotunnel_Class_9

[@richardvoogd705]

There's been a few changes around Otaki since I was last up that way, both for the train and the roads.

[@Timsvideochannel1]

When I first caught a train along the Kapiti Coast the electric services finished at Paraparaumu and the track was single on to Palmerston North. The new road through Transmission Gully was being talked about, but work hadn't started. As your rightly pointed our there have been many changes.

[@KenanTurkiye]

🤠

[@neilforbes416]

Ah, Tim, you just can't keep away from New Zealand! Must be the *fush & chups* luring you back! LOL 😁

[@Timsvideochannel1]

It’s the sweet potato chips they serve with the fush with that draws me back to New Zealand 😉.

[@neilforbes416]

@@Timsvideochannel1 LOL Those sweet potatoes have a sense of self, *"I yam what I yam!"* 😁

[@Mediawatcher2023]

@@neilforbes416 id say chap fancy a scooone and a cup of teeeeee lol

[@neilforbes416]

@@Mediawatcher2023 No, I'd prefer a biscuit and a cup of coffeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!

[@Timsvideochannel1]

@@neilforbes416 Oh you are awful, but I like it. LOL 😉.

[@neilforbes416]

39:42 Bath Street..... getting wet here! Don't forget the soap! LOL😁

[@Mediawatcher2023]

@neilforbes416 that was a very sudsy remark

[@neilforbes416]

@@Mediawatcher2023 I'm "all washed up" as a comedian!

[@neilforbes416]

@@Mediawatcher2023 At least it was a "clean" joke! LOL

[@Mediawatcher2023]

@@neilforbes416 on another topic i gather you still can't comment on 45cat yet?

[@neilforbes416]

@@Mediawatcher2023 No, I can't and it's been 5 weeks since I wrote that piece *rightly* condemning KISS for their stupid gimmicks.

[@user-hr9jy6gr7p]

The video recorded against the sun is not of the best quality, perhaps you could avoid such situations. An unwashed locomotive window is even worse than that!

[@Timsvideochannel1]

I don't have a hot line to the almighty, I'm a mere mortal sadly bereft of the ability to move the sun. This train runs this route 2 or 3 times a year, I don't think it is reasonable to inconvenience all of the passengers by retiming the train to miss the setting sun and the camera was mounted on the front hand rail of the locomotive.

[@robertcoleman4861]

Jeez your hard to please.

[@robertcoleman4861]

Jeez your hard to please.

[@dedsborodoy83]

video quality very poor.. No beauty, only bad colors and pixels, even 4k.

[@robertcoleman4861]

maybe you need a new tv or computer.

[@robertcoleman4861]

A truly beautiful sunset thanks Tim, Are you coming on down this year for a visit? cheers Bob.👍👍👍👍🌇PS We will put another shrimp on the barbie.🦐

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Cheers, I'm pleased you enjoyed it. I'm still planning and booking trips for this year, realistically it is more likely that my next trip down under will be in 2025. The shrimp will have to stay swimming in the sea for a little longer, although I appreciate the offer. Take care. Tim😊.