In July 1997, the last train hauled grain from the two remaining elevators.
Each train can haul 109 freight wagons, each of which has a nominal carrying capacity of 96 to 110 tonnes of coal.
All trains that currently use the line to Hautapu are DBR hauled.
The trains were hauled by Tubize 0-6-2T steam locomotives, delivered between 1885 and 1889.
A full train can haul upwards of 600 passengers per trip, and an estimated 5,000 passengers throughout the course of the day.
The trains hauled the acid through the reservation and the protestors switched their focus to the mine itself (Maller 5; 1996).
When the service frequency was expanded, some trains composed of RIO carriages hauled by BB25500 series locos.
The final scheduled train was notable for being one of the last steam hauled mixed trains.
Then he dropped off the ladder and let the train haul the first of the passenger cars to him.
Though by this time there was still a passenger car attached to the train, few passengers were carried (often none), and the trains only infrequently hauled freight wagons.