ON THE FOOTPLATE OF STEAM LOCOMOTIVE JA 1271

Join me on the footplate of JA 1271 as it heads to Woodville from Paekakariki with the Heartland Flyer, this journey took place on the 24th May 2019

[@tonymckeage1028]

Great Video, I love JA 1271, thanks for sharing

[@tigertiger1699]

All those fantastic cab rides as a kid🙏🙏🙏🙏 breaks my heart👍

[@adriannettlefold9084]

Mate, I'm Impressed!! The crew are doing a spot on job on the footplate, and you can hear the Driver has her in the sweet spot. I fired for an Ex Kiwi Steam Driver the late Ron Harris. I think he was based in Frankton if I remember rightly. He used to tell about these Beautiful Big Engines and the K's and AB's. I learnt a lot from him and miss the old fella and his words of wisdom gained from many years on the footplate. Thanks for Sharing. Loved it.

[@brycenew]

How beautiful are JA’s?! One of the best looking locos in the world, in my unbiased (😂) opinion. And this is some of the very best kiwi footplate footage I’ve seen. Many thanks mate!

[@tigertiger1699]

Beautiful…, our Dad would have fire & driven all of these locos…, though I guess he was a driver by the time the Da arrived..
Rip🌹🌹🌹🙏🙏🙏

[@KiwiRailSpotter]

Love this

[@joshothetruckspotter9890]

Love this awesome video man my fav loco is the JA1274 in Dunedin

[@NZREngine]

Awesome video! I got the train leaving Paekakariki. What a sight! :D

[@sikuman9197]

Thanks mate! Yep it was a good trip, the views through the gorge were amazing!

[@theimaginationstation1899]

Thanks!

[@kerryjames7150]

How much water is in the boiler / .