Pukekohe EMU Clearance Tests
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Ай бұрынBecoming 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 Ай бұрын
I guess it must have been cheaper for AT to hire GVR's DBR than to get a loco from Kiwirail
@stinchjack Ай бұрын
Or that GVR were more helpful
@MadBoihereforyou Ай бұрын
The AMs have finally reached their first milestone
@stinchjack Ай бұрын
Very cool. Im guessing DBR1254 was turned at the Paerata Triangle?
@dohyunkim805 Ай бұрын
Why kiwirail locomotives weren't for the testing?
@IxtimmiboRT1427 Ай бұрын
Will they ever do a 6 car testing to pukekohe?
@TxtalArmi Ай бұрын
When will the electric wires come in action?
@DWtrainsNZ 12 күн бұрын
Around mid January next year.
@kyleforsberg5463 Ай бұрын
how was the coupling done? did they make a chopper-shaku adapter just for this train?
@nzrailphotos-yt Ай бұрын
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 Ай бұрын
@@nzrailphotos-yt ok thanks. in that case I'd assume they'd also carry on for knuckle couplers aswell?
@WeapoKingNZ Ай бұрын
Why'd they need GVR power for this testing?
@nzrailphotos-yt Ай бұрын
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 Ай бұрын
@@nzrailphotos-yt hope they got a good rate to pick up Kiwirail's slack haha
@dogmannz Ай бұрын
Most likely GVR gave them a better price. And probably encouraged AT to let them hold on to the rescue adapter for future use.
@ktmdukenz Ай бұрын
A lot of AOR members work for GVR now as well. They are preferred, haha.
@KiwiRailSpotter Ай бұрын
Nice Video! This woukdve been cool to see. 🫤
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