Wellington Hutt Valley Line + A Look at Melling & Masterton

The final train line recorded in Wellington, the Hutt Valley Line operating through the suburban areas of Lower and Upper Hutt. On the weekend of filming, which was my last few days in Wellington, there was a shutdown of all other train lines as well as this line between Wellington and Petone, meaning this video is only the journey between Petone and Upper Hutt (without announcements as the disruption disabled them). The section along the water which was closed, also part of the Melling Line, is featured from the view of a car on the highway, as well as a quick look at Melling Station at the start of the video, and Masterton Station, the terminus of the Wairarapa Line, operated by locomotive-hauled passenger trains, at the end of the video. Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 02:21 - Bayside Highway towards Melling 03:16 - Melling Station 05:32 - Drive Alongside Melling Line towards Wellington 11:15 - Boarding Hutt Valley Line at Naenae 13:06 - Disruption Terminating at Petone 15:07 - Petone - Ava 18:01 - Ava - Woburn 20:58 - Woburn - Waterloo 22:52 - Waterloo - Epuni 24:09 - Epuni - Naenae 25:53 - Naenae - Wingate 27:43 - Wingate - Taita 29:09 - Taita - Pomare 30:46 - Pomare - Manor Park 32:53 - Manor Park - Silverstream 35:50 - Silverstream - Heretaunga 37:37 - Heretaunga - Trentham 39:34 - Trentham - Wallaceville 41:43 - Wallaceville - Upper Hutt 43:04 - Upper Hutt Station 45:20 - Silverstream Station 48:56 - End of Wairarapa Line 51:16 - Masterton Station Filmed on: 20/01/2024 (Melling and Hutt Valley Line) & 21/01/2024 (Masterton Station). P.S. Accident at 48:54 where I accidently left 'Title' on the black transition screen, whoops!