Driver’s Eye View (New Zealand) - Palmerston North to Dannevirke via the breathtaking Manawatū Gorge

In this video we travel through the dramatic Manawatu Gorge with Steam Incorporated aboard a lovingly restored train of vintage red carriages hauled by a 1955 vintage General Motors diesel locomotive Our special excursion train, the “Hawkes Bay Wine and Food by Rail” began it’s journey at Paekakariki, in this video we pick the train up at Palmerston North for the run to Dannevirke and TakaPau where we were transferred by bus to the Oruawharo Homestead and St Vincent’s for wine tasting and a light lunch. DA 1410, picks up speed as we head along the North Island Main Trunk (NIMT) to its junction with the Palmerston North - Gisbourne Line (PNGL) where we take the PNGL towards the Gorge, passing through pleasant countryside to Ashhurst, where we cross the Pohangina River on a long trestle bridge, shortly after crossing the bridge we see a large crane working on the new road bridge over the Manawatu River, part of the new State Highway 3 avoiding the gorge. As we pass the worksite