Passengers on the cruise ship Arcadia and a regular scheduled
Taieri Gorge Limited service had a bonus bit of interest in
the form of a Helicopters Otago Bell JetRanger following both
trains on Saturday.
This was for sequences being shot for a new souvenir DVD to
be released later in the year.
The helicopter, carrying a rail videographer, who produces
his own periodical rail news DVDs, and cameraman for TVNZ,
Lindsay Benbrook of Auckland, had its doors temporarily
removed on one side for this purpose.
It followed the large train for the cruise ship Arcadia from
the lower gorge right through to Pukerangi, before doubling
back to take footage of the flowing Taieri Gorge Limited in
perfect weather conditions.
The Taieri Gorge Railways current DVD was created in 1997,
and has been a popular seller, but it has been felt that it
is time to update it with a new one, as many aspects have
changed since then.
The following shots are seen from the loco of the latter
train (shot by myself, loco crew).
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