The train on the Craigieburn Straight. Photo: KiwiRail : How a tourism icon was set in train
The train on the Craigieburn Straight. Photo: KiwiRail : How a tourism icon was set in train
The TranzAlpine on the Staircase Viaduct. Photo: KiwiRail : How a tourism icon was set in train
The TranzAlpine on the Staircase Viaduct. Photo: KiwiRail : How a tourism icon was set in train
A passenger watches from the viewing deck as the Tranz Alpine pulls over one of four viaducts. Photo: Bruce Munro : How a tourism icon was set in train
A passenger watches from the viewing deck as the Tranz Alpine pulls over one of four viaducts. Photo: Bruce Munro : How a tourism icon was set in train
A historic picture of the Tranz Alpine passenger train shown in the livery used when operated by Tranz Rail between 1995 and 2001. Photo: Neville Roberts : How a tourism icon was set in train
A historic picture of the Tranz Alpine passenger train shown in the livery used when operated by Tranz Rail between 1995 and 2001. Photo: Neville Roberts : How a tourism icon was set in train
How a tourism icon was set in train
With the ring of a bell, the Tranz Alpine pulled out of Greymouth for the very first time on November 23, 1987. A substitute for the old railcar,...