westcoast steam NZR

[@arthurhill836]

Lovely footage

[@muir8009]

Thanks Chief :) There were some very keen enthusiasts back then; especially as the west coast isn't particularly populated, so getting around wasn't as straightforward as now.

[@brycenew]

Terrific to be able to see this; many thanks for the upload!

[@muir8009]

Cheers mate. It was from an old VHS from many years ago. Quite nice to see normal rail services at that period off the beaten track, rather than the usual r&ls excursions. To be though, such an enormous debt of gratitude to those kiwis who had the pretty expensive movie cameras (at a time when a fridge was a luxury and a dishwasher was your wife) and went out in the wops in an Austin cambridge (no mean feat) and filmed these things.

[@mattjohnson1545]

Awesome! Thanks :)

[@garyadams9016]

Lovely.

[@OgaugeTrainsplusslotCars]

Spectacular observation of Train operations CHEERS from over seas UNITED STATES 🇺🇸

[@sarahmartiniom]

Hello and I am a fellow kiwi nz is the best

[@davidsewell5509]

To me the X class would have been fitting on the coast in those days. Fits more the old engine climate back. More than say the J class. But would probably restricted to the Otira line.

[@muir8009]

Good call. I've always felt that the J just smacked too much of SIMT loco (or NI branch). Wonderful minds image of double headed B's with an X pusher staggering up the Buller. Imagine an X blasting it's way up to Rewanui... no little Ww's wobbling about... By Crikey David you are a man with taste

[@theimaginationstation1899]

Nice shot of the 1901 American U at 1:26.

[@bobjennings6673]

Why all the godawful noise?

[@muir8009]

What's the noise?

[@allanliversidge9827]

A bit of NZ style bluegrass. Our Kiwi buddies are great musco's. They do this extremely well. From Al in Aus

[@climax522]

Better than that wimpy voice.