Narrow gauge action in New Zealand on Jan. 21

[Wayne Laepple]

A 42-inch gauge 4-8-2 in action. BIG narrow gauge.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH3_xUxDSX0&

[James Patten]

Around the 1:30 mark looks a little like Top of Mountain.

Carriages are all labeled for "Mainline Steam"!  Guess they can't use them for anything else.

[Wayne Laepple]

But no open windows! What kind of steam trip is this?

[John L Dobson]

The carriages could be one of the Tranz Alpine sets used on the cross-island main line from Christchurch to Greymouth. I certainly remember riding in an observation car like the one at the front when I rode the Tranz Alpine in 2001. Another thought is that the carriages might be some of the former British Railways (standard gauge) Mark 2 carriages sold to New Zealand in the '90s and converted to 3'6" gauge.