Steam Inc DA 1431Whareroa Whareroa

DA 1431, an EMD G12, was built by Clyde Engineering in 1957 and, after restoration, returned to mainline running in 2009. The Steam Inc Heartland Tour covered most of the North Island network and attracted international interest. Here the train making a run from New Plymouth to Wanganui return is passing the Fonterra milk powder factory at Whareroa. In the distance is Mt Egmont/ Taranaki, a volcanic cone resembling Mt Fuji in Japan.