At Ohakune, electric freight train races north

[dekfungton]

Nice video! I really like those first few cars, especially the Coke car. I haven't seen anything like that before!

[TeenageAnimal]

Yeah - there are some nice wagons around here on the narrow gauge - the car carriers are pretty impressive!

[christay21]

do u know u can trace the locos in kiwirail -ontrac direct

[TeenageAnimal]

Yes - and a innovative guy has developed a website which draws out the key information so you can see where most locos are at any given time IIRC - can't remember the link I'd have to look it up.

I am generally plugging away at ontrac the night before a big trip, to keep tabs on Capital Connection as it heads through the night to Auckland from Palmerston Nth (and spewing when trucks take out a certain bridge near Marton just before our train is due to cross it)!!!

[JimTLonW6]

I like to see these NZ freights.

[TeenageAnimal]

I thought you might - locos were built by the "motherland" - Brush of Britain!

[JimTLonW6]

Now, alas, no more; they were bought by the French firm Alsthom and closed down.

[eldiabl06]

well actualy they are made buy brush electrics and here is a bit of info for u the chanel tunel trains are based on the ef design

[Isochest]

Amazingly, Brush are still going. The troubl is the UK Government hasn't got a domestic manufacturers' bias in its procurement procedures. The UK Government are just a bunch of timid, and corrupt legislators: True politicians: Never leaders. So the Germans have been filling their boots!!

[TeenageAnimal]

Ohhh - the irony!

[Isochest]

Yes: As the 1980s Punk song goes: Gordon is a moron!!! Yes he Bloody well is!!!

[TheDarkFalcon]

@Isochest Jilted John? It never says "Yes he bloody well is"....

[Isochest]

@JimTLonW6 Well Brush is still ticking over at Loughborough