Double Thunder Steam Excursion & Ja 1271 North to Glenbrook

On 17 April 2011, Ja 1271 from Paekakariki and Ja 1250 from Glenbrook Vintage Railway double headed a 13 total train between Waiuku and Hamilton. This was also the first time in 40 years that two Hillside built Ja's have worked a train together.

I managed to get footage of the double header, and Ja 1271 heading north to Glenbrook in the morning.

List of trains and locations:
1: Ja 1271 northbound at Horotiu yard.
2: Pacing 1271 north of Ngaruawahia. (Sorry for the shake)
3: Ja 1271 passing Tregoweth Lane at Huntly.
4: Ja 1271 at Te Kauwhata station.
5: Ja 1271 passing Oram Road south of Mercer.
6: Ja 1271 at Buckland.
7: DE 507 heading the empty train under Shakespeare Road on the GVR line en-route to Waiuku, Ja 1271 and 1250 trailing.
8: Ja 1250 and Ja 1271 approaching Shakespeare Road, heading towards Glenbrook Station, DE 507 on the tail end of the train.
9: Ja 1250 and 1271 on the Mission Bush Branch.
10: Ja 1250 and 1271 departing Mercer after a quick stop.
11: Ja 1250 and 1271 at Rangiriri.
12: 1250 and 1271 south of Huntly.

Enjoy, and thanks for watching.

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[7822welshsteam]

Superb footage. Was that diesel Sulzer-powered?

[NZRAIL]

@7822welshsteam Thank you. It's got an English Electric prime mover.

[Rocketboy1950]

Lovely bit of pacing

[NZRAIL]

@Rocketboy1950 Cheers!

[enjay1976]

Great video, not a sight you would see everyday that being 2 Ja,s coupled up

[NZRAIL]

@enjay1976 Thanks. It was certainly a spectacular sight.

[bigkiwimike]

@quietv8 Not quite true. Many non revenue wagons were yellow such as La wagons for bridge and weighbridge inspectors; wooden Kc wagons etc were used by the stores branch to shift freight. Then there was the original Northerner.....

[quietv8]

The yellow paint on the back carriages spoils the appearance and makes it unauthentic. Only circus trains had yellow paint on the NZR.

[supertramp1007]

Awesome

[Rocketboy1950]

@TNZvideos as one of my old drivers would say to me " pull your head in boy people will think it's a stock train" :-)

[NZRAIL]

@TNZvideos Haha awesome. Thanks for the comment.