DXC5385 runs to the turntable at Arthur's Pass, after arriving hauling Silver Fern railcar RM30 on a charter. The RM (visible in the background) was required to be loco hauled due to lack of a qua... (more)
DXB5293-DXC5460 prepare to depart Arthur's Pass with a loaded coal train, after stopping to detach the four banker locomotives that have assisted the train through the 8.5km long Otira Tunnel.
Banker locomotives DXC5195-DXC5206-DXC5391 trail the west-bound 'TranzAlpine' into the 8.5km long Otira Tunnel. The tunnel is on a constant 1 in 33 gradient, and although the train is descending i... (more)