On the last day of November, KiwiRail ran one of their refurbished 'EF class' electric locomotives on an inspection train up the central North Island Main Trunk, the purpose of which was to carry out a visual inspection of the overhead wires (from the cab of a diesel locomotive they brought with them).
Due to circumstances outside my control (mostly the ever-annoying roadworks), I was only able to film EF 30163 and DL 9665 while they stopped in the small town of Te Kuiti.
Railway electrification is a very rare thing in New Zealand. Electric locomotives or multiple units can only be found in Auckland, the central NIMT (between Hamilton and Palmerston North), Wellington and the Ferrymead Railway down in Christchurch.
28 авг 2024