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Ah right. Looks like 071 is back in Palmerston North now, and the DBR's funnily enough ended up in Taumarunui of all places at that rail group up there, least they're away from the salty sea air now?

It's stored at the Mission Bush steel mill these days, along with DA 1429. But you're right, it's definitely still around.

@@SpottingWithSam Hopefully those two get moved to a heritage railway soon

I hope so too, but one thing's for sure they'll need a fair bit of work, especially 1200! By the sounds of things they've arrived in Taumarunui, which is the final destination for these two for now, goodness knows what'll happen with them there, lets hope the vandals don't find out they're there.

@SpottingWithSam yep, maybe that's a sign that we shouldn't really upload things for youtube, because the vandals can see our videos.

@@Kiwitrailchannel Looks like they've been put undercover though, so hopefully this makes vandalism a little more tricky.

It's a shame, seems the railways are thinning out their trains and services as more companies choose to go by road, what a shame..

Cheers mate!

Cheers!

Cheers Tyler! I thought it turned out alright too :)

Cheers Matthew! :)

Cheers! It’s not a bad wee town that’s for sure.

Thanks!

Cheers Riki! Was good to see it being towed! Just a shame I didn't check my camera beforehand haha...

That's interesting, I never knew that!

@@Kiwitrailchannel Interesting, although I suspect it wasn’t a Silver Fern. All the 3 Silver Fern railcars are stored at Pahiatua. What you saw was most likely one of the Silver Star carriages.

@@SpottingWithSam It was a full 2 car set, rusted looking and no wheels. I'm sure I did see it somewhere near Waikato! Also, I've seen an SD carriage near the Cambridge motorway. Not too sure what the route is, but it seems that the carriage is owned by some industrial business.

@@Kiwitrailchannel That’ll be the Silver Star I can guarantee it. Those two didn’t go overseas when they were stored by A&G Price, unlike the rest of the fleet.

Thanks! :)

It's very interesting indeed. We've certainly got a strong heritage scene over here that's for sure!

@@SpottingWithSam Fabulous!

Hey, thanks for dropping a comment! I'm very well thanks, been busy with university and everything but things are chugging along smoothly so to speak. I'm hoping to start getting videos out again soon, as in a month or so I'll have the time again to go out and get footage which I'm very pleased about. I really appreciate you, and everyone else's patience while I've been away, but hopefully things will be back to normal soon! :-)

1267 was very cool indeed, great sounding horn like you said.

As of now sadly not, they're all in Hutt Workshops (besides 1199 and 1282 which operate at the Goldfields Railway on passenger operations), and 1200 is also for sale on Trade Me currently.

Looks like by the sound of things she's nearly ready!

What do you mean by that?

@@SpottingWithSam they are back

@@aklrailfan2278 Indeed they are.

Thanks! The EF’s really are quite cool. If you stayed in the South Island during your trip you wouldn’t’ve seen them, as they are based between the Palmerston North - Hamilton section of the North Island Main Trunk. Hopefully you catch something next time!

@@SpottingWithSamRegrettably, age is catching up with me so it is probably unlikely that I'll be able to visit NZ again. A pity, as it is a lovely country. On my first visit in the 1970s, I managed to travel on the Silver Star and the Silver Fern between Auckland and Wellington. On the last visit, we actually stopped for a few hours at the Flat Hills Café which is alongside the Main Trunk Line at Ohingaiti, but did not even see a diesel hauled train- such is life! Best wishes from Britain.

@@MervynPartin That’s a shame! I’m glad you enjoyed visiting us. Travelling on the Silver Star would’ve been excellent, I’ve only ever been on the Silver Ferns, and they are excellent as well. I myself have also been to the Flat Hills Cafe, great wee spot in there. What a pity you didn’t see anything! Sadly the trunk isn’t as busy as what it used to be, but there’s still a few services a day.

Thanks! I've certainly missed seeing them as a regular sight, so it's good to have them back. Glad you enjoyed!

ありがとう！ニュージーランドの機関車ってすごくカッコいいですよね。 Arigatō! Nyūjīrando no kikan

Cheers Ian.

Thanks Jamie! I'm pleased you enjoyed the video, and your trip on the excursion yesterday. Let me know when you come up, it would be great to catch up properly again!

Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for watching :)

me thinks its about time they relaid the feilding station platform.

@@peter-sr2pb I reckon that'd be a smart idea, it's starting to look a bit run down these days.

Thanks!

Glad you enjoyed! That's really cool you worked near where they were built! Is the factory still being used today? Thankfully the EF's are up and running again these days, and there's a refurbishment program in place getting them back into tip top shape. Speaking of the test trains, I saw once just the other day which I'll probably release at some stage. That's really cool! I'll check out your channel and watch some of your model railway videos on there, it looks very interesting :) Cheers. - Sam

@@SpottingWithSam Hi Sam, The factory I think is being used? The company that made the Locos was called Brush Traction, Loughborough. If you google Brush Transformers, as they are now called, you can see factory. I worked around there in the 1990's, we lived about a 10 minute drive away.

Thanks!

Cheers Jamie! I was pretty pleased to catch it as this was also my first one. I think 2822 is down in Wellington at the moment? It came down the other day on 221. Could be worth trying to catch.

Thank you very much!

By some of the stories I've heard, there has certainly been many happy memories made on the Silver Fern. Definitely good all 3 are still around.

Cheers. This was my first DH I've ever caught so when I heard it was coming, I knew I had to see it.

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching.

I thought that was you lot!

Cheers! Yes I did have a guy who was very keen for a chat. Had a beer in hand and everything!

Cheers, there was a bit of wind!

anyday@@SpottingWithSam

Was certainly worth going out for! Cheers.

could have run it with just the steam engine.6 carriages.you still cannot beat feilding for train spotting.@@SpottingWithSam

@@peter-sr2pb If I recall correctly, I've seen them just use the Ja in the past, but the more the merrier!

We've got some "horn friendly" drivers around here that's for sure! Thanks for watching.

all good sam.will keep an eye out for you around feilding.cheers.peter barrett.@@SpottingWithSam