Rolling Thunder on the Main Trunk Line - Volume 1

Volume 1 of KiwiRail services in action in the heart of New Zealand's North Island, on the North Island Main Trunk Line - connecting NZ's two largest cities of Auckland & Wellington.
We focus on the section of track between Te Kuiti and Hunterville, where the grades begin to challenge every train that travels over it.
These shots were taken in the winter months of 2020 & 2021. I was hoping to complete this video with more drone footage, however due to the Covid-19 lockdown closing off my local Auckland borders since mid-August, this will now have to wait for Volume 2.
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