AM Limps South

The first of the AM units to head south to Wellington for a repaint, AM 144, attempted this journey on 2 August 2025. However due to a jammed parking brake which caused damage to a wheel set, the train ended up limping from Mercer to Te Rapa, where it terminated. We caught the train at just about every location from Pukekohe en route. 🗣️ Join the Rail NZ Discord server   / discord   📖 Like us on Facebook   / nzrailphotos   🦋 Follow us on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/nzrailphotos... 🐤 Follow us on Twitter   / nzrailphotos   🟪 Follow us on Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@nzrailphotos