Snow Equipment Owning/Operating Snow Removal in NZ

[tonyoz]

Snow removal in the South Island high country NZ this week Spectacular footage Train plowing through deep snow Arthurs Pass - YouTube :thumbsup:

 

[leonz]

Snow removal in the South Island high country NZ this week Spectacular footage Train plowing through deep snow Arthurs Pass - YouTube :thumbsup:

Hello Tony,

That is what is definitely referred to as
great mountain railroading. I am drooling already for winter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They refer to this as a two locomotive consist,
which is also referred to as a "plow extra" here in the
colonies.

I think you have a Beilhack rail mounted snow clearer/rotary plow
in Kiwi Country too- I will have to check my machinery master list.


:thumbsup:

 

[rekees4300]

:laughing: That engineer has some big hangie downs!

 

[tonyoz]

Typical Kiwi ingenuity.No plow required just use the cowcatcher and she'll be right mate. :laughing:

 

[rsewill]

You call that snow? If it isn't as high as the wind screen it doesn't count. If it isn't deep enough to derail the locomotive it doesn't count. If the train can push through it doesn't count. ;-)

 

[bcp]

These are good ones:

Short one. There is a train in that moving cloud.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlA2INOpT78]Train Snow Plowing (slip) - YouTube[/ame]

Longer one:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hEAT5vQDl8]Train Snow Plowing 2 - YouTube[/ame]

Brice

 

[teg]

How can he see where he's going ???

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(yes, I'm just kidding - cool shot)

 

[tcartwri]

meh... my wife does that several times a winter with her Jetta.