Delivering the Freight Trains 626 + 627 Travel from Palmerston North to Takapau and return, July 26th, 2006. Your Locomotive Engineer is Gordon Winchcombe Video Length is 48 minutes
Enjoyed the video. I've had the pleasure of being up front a couple of times in DLs. Interesting to see the view and both times, the LE's were very professional and patient in answering my questions.
9:31 If someone is coming through the tunnel the other way the impact might almost knock your drink over. :D Some of this line looks like it needs some serious TLC. Great footage though! :D Thanks for sharing it! :D
@@rolandpenhall4526 Lol I imagine you arse was not at ease😂😂😂 I remember as a ten year old?? going over the old Mangaweka Viaduct in DX in the daytime…., just seemed completely wrong to have this immense Loco balancing n rocking in these two rails… so far in the air…🤯
Some of the infrastructure through the Manawatu gorge and central Hawkes Bay was in a pretty poor state when this was shot. At some stage; money is going to have to be spent on replacing or repairing those old timber bridges and laying fresh concrete sleepers. Especially now the road on the other side is history. That will allow for faster running times though.
Enjoyed the video. I've had the pleasure of being up front a couple of times in DLs. Interesting to see the view and both times, the LE's were very professional and patient in answering my questions.
Hi Ryan, thanks for the comments. Yes being up front with an interested Driver makes the day out most worth while.
Man you captured it all so well.., the sounds the bumps… I can even smell it…
I love that on kiwirail driver through Napier leave to Hastings then Palmerston north like this I'm from Napier ❤️👍
Great to hear that DX working.. sounds in notch 8…. 😍 man I miss them….
Ya know DX is cool when you can hear it over the DC? You’re in😂
9:31 If someone is coming through the tunnel the other way the impact might almost knock your drink over. :D
Some of this line looks like it needs some serious TLC.
Great footage though! :D Thanks for sharing it! :D
Big balls taking those heavy DX over such old bridges… do all the calcs the mech/ civil guys like…. Still got to be the guy doing it….
You are so right IMO as well. Especially the old Ormondville one.
@@rolandpenhall4526
Lol I imagine you arse was not at ease😂😂😂
I remember as a ten year old?? going over the old Mangaweka Viaduct in DX in the daytime…., just seemed completely wrong to have this immense Loco balancing n rocking in these two rails… so far in the air…🤯
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👍Enjoyed👍
Lovely ride. Bloody painful speedwise...
Some of the infrastructure through the Manawatu gorge and central Hawkes Bay was in a pretty poor state when this was shot. At some stage; money is going to have to be spent on replacing or repairing those old timber bridges and laying fresh concrete sleepers. Especially now the road on the other side is history. That will allow for faster running times though.
@1peter kahui Well... ...John Key and every other NZ PM since about the 1940s.
I agree that John Key sucked though.
Yeah right why would they want spend, money on something useful instead of stupid non useful stuff
25:17 or so - that's a dodgy looking number just waiting for the borer/termites/weevils to shake hands.
Ha, Ha, Yes.
It is not 48 minutes it's 49 minutes