Friday, 23 October 2009: - Paul and I left Middlemarch, after I worked out a very rough time that the triple headed Taieri Gorge Ltd (TGL) would possibly get to Hindon, as we neared the turn off to Pukerangi, a certain car, belonging to a certain editor of a certain Railway Magazine was seen to be up ahead. So we duly followed him too, and we made the correct turn to the left down Waenanga Rd to Hindon! While the other car carried on into the distance.

After sorting out the best location for photos, we set up camp, it wasn't too long before the triple header arrived. This was headed by Dj 1209, Dg 772 & DJ3286. After that there was a wait of around 40mins for the Vulcan Railcar, this was THE reason fro my being at Hindon and Middlemarch! Now I may not be a pure diesel fan, but I must say that I do like railcars. Seeing the Vulcan roll across the Hindon Road/Rail bridge it looked so 'proper' as if time had stood still and it was in fact 1969 not 2009!

As Rm 56 departed Hindon I knowingly with held the temptation to hold a camera to my eye for a time, and just enjoyed, savored and tried to imagine, it wasn't hard, that it was 1969 and the railcar scuttling up the gorge was in fact a service bond for Alexandra from Dunedin.

After Rm 56 arrived at Middlemarch, Dg 772 was uncoupled from Dj 1209 and it ran a special mixed trainm top-and-tailed, for the local school kids to Sutton and back.