NZR 2 Abs to Central Otago in 1967 - 8mm Film, Taieri Gorge

Robbie McGavin's NZR 2 Abs to Central Otago, Easter Sunday 1967, Silent 8mm Film, Taieri Gorge - redigitised and restored from the original 8mm film.

Billed as NZRLS Otago Branch Steam Safari 1967. Locos are Ab 705 and Ab 782. The opening scene has SI Express departing south from Milton the day before with Ja 1258.

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Film scanning and colour restoration by DVideo Services in Lower Hutt - https://www.filmtransfer.co.nz/ . Further stabilisation and editing by me.

Free, no copyright, relaxing piano music from http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x58tj7r

Robbie McGavin's original description:
8mm Kodachrome II film from 1967 of NZR two Abs hauling a train from Dunedin to Middlemarch and back. Intro with a little Otago steam.
Apologies for shaky camera, a clockwork 3-lens monstrosity called a 'Holiday Metermatic', I was 16yrs old.
The views in the Taieri Gorge are rather nice.

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