Trains & Railcars Throught East Town Whanganui

A passing heritage railcar & a visiting track recording car, added interest to the movents through East Town Yard on the Marton - New Plymouth Line in New Zealand EM80 is a KiwiRail track evaluation car that automatically records track geometry and notes exceedances. It was built by Plasser Australia 1981. It does a tour of the New Zealand railway network every six months. (it visits the commuter suburban lines every four months) RM 31 Tokomaru is based with the Pahiatua Railcar Society. It was one of a class of six that were in service between 1938 and withdrawn in 1972. These railcars worked on the North Island's lower network including the Marton - New Plymouth Line. Train 565 is a Castlecliff to Wellington express container servce linking Whanganui's industries to the Capital City's seaport. The KiwiRail DL class was manufactured by CRRC Dalian 中车大连机车车辆有限公司 with engines from MTU. Introduced from 2010 onwards, they are the most powerful diesel-electric locos in service in New Zealand. The class represents the first order for a Chinese-built locomotive from a western country. The 9000 series allocation was chosen for this class of locomotive as the number 9 represents longevity and good luck in Chinese culture. On the Day of the is video, 24th October 2025, there are 73 of the class in existence, with a few class members from the first batch now laid up at Hutt Workshops