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Frog Rock, Weka Pass,Locomotive Dg 770 & Dg 791

Exploring Frog Rock, Weka Pass, Locomotive Dg 770 & Dg 791. (The Weka Pass between the northern end of the Canterbury Plains and the Amuri district has many weathered limestone outcrops. Their shapes sometimes suggest names – this one is known as Frog Rock. Dg 770, an ex-New Zealand Railways Dg class locomotive, was built by the Vulcan, and English Electric Company Plant in 1956. These bulky locos, weighing over 65 tons for only 750 hp, are in the true British ‘built like a brick out-house’ fashion. But this means they were built to last, most of the body panels are galvanized! Dg 770 worked predominantly on South Island mainlines throughout it’s working life and was a common sight on The Cabbage Train, the overnight Christchurch – Picton express mixed train which carried fresh South Island produce to the ferry for early-morning Wellington trade. These engines were notoriously cramped and got very hot while climbing the gradients north of Waipara. It was renumbered as DG 2232 around 1978 due to the introduction of TMS. 770 was involved in a major tunnel incident in the Dashwood Pass on the 19th of May 1966 which resulted with a heavily damaged body and a bent frame. Fortunately, 770 was rebuilt and continued to operate until 1983 when it was purchased by the newly established Weka Pass Railway. Purchased ready-to-run, Dg 770 was quickly put to work once the Weka Pass Railway began operating trains in 1984. Like Dg 770, Dg 791 is also an ex-New Zealand Railways Dg class locomotive that was built in England in 1956. Dg 791 also worked predominantly on South Island mainlines throughout it’s working life and was a common sight on The Cabbage Train. Dg 791 was the last Vulcan built Dg, entering service on Christmas Eve 1956. It was renumbered as DG 2468 around 1978 due to the introduction of TMS. Dg 791 had a somewhat uneventful working life with the NZR, and it too continued to operate until 1983 when it was purchased by the Weka Pass Railway. Dg 791 was quickly put to work once the Weka Pass Railway began operating trains in 1984. In 1988, whilst in its ‘International Orange’ livery, the railway had their name painted to the locomotive in place of its TMS number. In 1997, the ‘DG’ was repainted into the traditional red with yellow stripes on the nose of the locomotive – a livery which was refreshed in time for the English Electric Showcase of September 2018.)