It's a long time since I travelled the NI Trunk Line, on the Silver Star and Silver Fern. Very nice to see the country again, although we did stay in Ohakune on our last visit- lovely town. Very enjoyable video. I do like NZ trains.
The EF’s were made by Brush traction back in 1986-88. Brush traction are gone but the factory is now owned by Wabtec (soon to close). 22 EF’s were made but only 4 remain in service having been recently refurbished. It was hoped that 15 could be refurbished, but we’ll have to see. The Trains are now almost 40 years old so unfortunately they probably don’t have much service life left.
Greetings from Omaru
Great Video, The EF's are Totally underrated, not just for carbon issues, but they are the most powerful engines on the NIMT, thanks for sharing
There is no carbon issues only when politicians open their corrupt mouths
It's a long time since I travelled the NI Trunk Line, on the Silver Star and Silver Fern. Very nice to see the country again, although we did stay in Ohakune on our last visit- lovely town.
Very enjoyable video. I do like NZ trains.
my first time to see New Zealand railways, Very nice
.Excellent shot. Like.
Done the Spiral on a jigger a couple of times as a kid ….when you could do stuff like that!
That would be fun to do
Great video. Thanks! 😎👍 The EF is a good looking locomotive. Where are they sourced from, who is the manufacturer?
Brush Traction, Loughborough UK!
The EF’s were made by Brush traction back in 1986-88. Brush traction are gone but the factory is now owned by Wabtec (soon to close).
22 EF’s were made but only 4 remain in service having been recently refurbished. It was hoped that 15 could be refurbished, but we’ll have to see. The Trains are now almost 40 years old so unfortunately they probably don’t have much service life left.
Bin there, Done that, inside the mountain.