Pukekohe EMU Clearance Tests

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Becoming the first EMU to visit Pukekohe, AM 306 formed part of TT19 from Wiri to Pukekohe, with Glenbrook Vintage Railway's DBR 1254 towing the EMU from Papakura to Pukekohe. The train checked clearances at all four stations south of Papakura, including at all four platforms at Pukekohe.
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@blairhinton7535 Месяц назад

I guess it must have been cheaper for AT to hire GVR's DBR than to get a loco from Kiwirail

@stinchjack Месяц назад

Or that GVR were more helpful

@MadBoihereforyou Месяц назад

The AMs have finally reached their first milestone

@stinchjack Месяц назад

Very cool. Im guessing DBR1254 was turned at the Paerata Triangle?

@dohyunkim805 Месяц назад

Why kiwirail locomotives weren't for the testing?

@IxtimmiboRT1427 Месяц назад

Will they ever do a 6 car testing to pukekohe?

@TxtalArmi Месяц назад

When will the electric wires come in action?

@DWtrainsNZ 11 дней назад

Around mid January next year.

@kyleforsberg5463 Месяц назад

how was the coupling done? did they make a chopper-shaku adapter just for this train?

@nzrailphotos-yt Месяц назад

Each AM unit carries a Scharfenberg to chopper and automatic transition head on board, in case of emergencies. In this case, it looks like one was delivered to the GVR ahead of time as you can see it attached to 1254's coupler in the first shot.

@kyleforsberg5463 Месяц назад

@@nzrailphotos-yt ok thanks. in that case I'd assume they'd also carry on for knuckle couplers aswell?

@WeapoKingNZ Месяц назад

Why'd they need GVR power for this testing?

@nzrailphotos-yt Месяц назад

We're not 100% sure why KiwiRail couldn't provide a locomotive, but the EMU needed to be towed as the overhead power is not yet live south of Papakura

@WeapoKingNZ Месяц назад

@@nzrailphotos-yt hope they got a good rate to pick up Kiwirail's slack haha