On the 14th of December 2002, the Feilding Christmas Parade was held on an overcast day, and it did rain a couple of times.
We ran about 25 shuttle trips and took a few thosand people for a short trip behind Wab 794 and F 163.
The Wab and the F were coupled at either end of the train to provide a push pull service that did not require any shunting.
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| Wab794 beside X442 ready to run the next shuttle train. |
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| Wab794 beside Dsa227. |
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| F 163 returning the shuttle train to the departure point. |
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| An electric on the main line passes as F 163 waits for the next load of passengers to get on board. |
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| Passengers queue up for a ride. The Feidling Railway Station is in the background. |
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| F 163 letting off steam. |
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| During the day many different staff crewed the locomotives. This photo shows Ross Allen and Craig Moore. |
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| Tai Temomo and Kevin Woodward crewing F163. |
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| Steve Brabender and Kevin Woodward crewing F163. |
Photos taken by Stan Jenkins.