Kingston Flyer Pt8 - NZR Ab 795
Channel: Chuff Daddy
Date: 2023-11-12

Thanks to Agent 99 for the phone footage.

In this video Aqua Phoenix and Agent 99 have caught the Kingston Flyer to Fairlight where Ab 795 is turned on the triangle. After getting off the train Aqua Phoenix was able to get the drone up and that footage appears as the previous upload Kingston Flyer Pt6 - https://youtu.be/s_292Iram2k. At the same time Agent 99 was able to video the same action from ground level. The 2nd leg of the triangle appears as the previous upload Kingston Flyer Pt7 - https://youtu.be/6We_uJtfYW0. In this video the 3rd leg of the triangle is covered.

The highlight of this video is the race between The Flyer and the children; clearly very popular. We also get some very close up and accurate footage of the exterior workings of Ab 795 in action.

Again, wind noise is a nuisance, but obviously well and truly drowned out when up close and personal with Ab 795.

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We take a short break from the usual NSWGR steam locos for a quick trip across the ditch for some videos of the Kingston Flyer: https://thekingstonflyer.nz

Aqua Phoenix (provider of drone footage) stumbled across this NZR Ab class steam loco and was kind enough to capture some drone footage as well as test out a recently purchased iPhone. Thanks also to Aqua Phoenix’s offsider, Agent 99, who was coerced into taking the ground based footage.

More info on the NZR Ab class loco can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NZR_AB_class

Having stumbled upon the Kingston Flyer a few days before, today the pair have returned to not only capture footage as the train is prepared, but to also ride the train.