First Train Into Whanganui After The Great Flood Of 2015 

#Whanganui #WhanganuiFlood #WhanganuiRiver Train 560 crawls cautiously through the mud infested yard beside the Whanganui River in New Zealand. A track worker digs away at a turnout, prior to the Castlecliff bound trains arrival. The last scene is of the train crossing Heads Road a short time later.
The bad weather system that brought heavy rain to the Whanganui catchment also created havoc on the Marton - New Plymouth Line. The first section of the MNPL to reopen for business was from Marton Junction to East Town, after the slips had been cleared and structures inspected. Train 560 had just positioned a rake of log wagons at East Town before rolling into Whanganui township in the video.
The MNPL was washed out in many places north of Aramoho Junction and remained closed to freight services for two weeks after the storm event. So Castlecliff was effectively the terminus of a 50km long branchline from Marton Junction!