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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Jan 27, 2015 12:13:17 GMT 12
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Apr 17, 2015 15:01:29 GMT 12
(click on the picture to read the news story)
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Post by Mustang51 on Apr 22, 2015 12:25:06 GMT 12
I cannot believe the weather here in Sydney just now. It is raining so hard that I cannot see the other side of the road from my office window. Had 176mm at my place 4km inland in the last 48 hrs......
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Post by delticman on Apr 22, 2015 13:10:40 GMT 12
Weather looking better for Masterton on the weekend.
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Post by gtw on Apr 22, 2015 19:41:19 GMT 12
Not raining in Melbourne
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on May 14, 2015 14:48:57 GMT 12
What a day at the bottom of the North Island!
I turned up to work at 4:00AM this morning to discover a yard full of rakes of passenger cars where they shouldn't be, locomotives likewise where the shouldn't be, and a derailed locomotive “in the dirt” at the south end of the yard stradling a set of badly-damaged points and completely blocking the entrance to the south-end of the security cage where we lock passenger trains up overnight, supposedly safe from tagers. Bugger!
So there was nothing for it but to sort out a concist for the first train out of Wairarapa, bound for Wellington. Because every road in the yard was blocked, and the locomotives that weren't derailed were at the wrong end, it involved some extremely complicated and creative shunting to dig-out the right set, get a locomotive on the correct end, and get it to the platform, all the while endeavering to not snooker any further moves for the second passenger train out of the place. Because of the derailed locomotive, it was obvious that the third passenger train would not be going anywhere.
I finally managed to get everything sorted out and the first train at the platform only five minutes before it was scheduled to depart (due out at 5:45AM). By the time I then sorted out the paperwork, the train finally got away only four minutes late, which I thought was a pretty good effort, considering.
I ran the first train down through Wairarapa and ended up with a much bigger passenger load than normal, as most of the regular commuters would have started receiving automatically-generated text messages from about 5:00AM onwards warning them about the cancellation of the third train, so many people turned up to catch the earlier train rather than put up with the anticipated “crush” on the second train.
However, so far, so good — weatherwise — it was mostly fine in Wairarapa, although with the occasional passing light shower.
Out of the Rimutaka Tunnel on the Wellington side and it was pissing down so hard in the Mangaroa Valley that the windscreen wipers couldn't cope. After picking up passengers at Maymorn, it was through the second tunnel to Timberlea (a suburb of Upper Hutt) and down the hill to Upper Hutt central. It was absolutely pissing down all the way down the hill until just before Upper Hutt station.
From Upper Hutt into Wellington, the weather wasn't too bad, although the Hutt River was in pretty full-on flood from bank-to-bank, and I could hear on the radio all about the chaos in Kapiti, with motorists stranded and trains stopped by flooding and slips.
I made it into Wellington and after the usual turn-around, got out of there and headed for home. I had an uneventual run up the Hutt Valley in continuous rain, although it wasn't too heavy. Up the hill and through the first tunnel to the Mangaroa Valley where the rain had eased, although the Mangaroa River was in flood. Through the big Rimutaka Tunnel to Wairarapa and the train emerged into a nice fine, although overcast day. I made it home to Masterton with no dramas, and the Wairarapa rivers were only carrying slightly higher than normal flows.
After doing the turnaround, I stepped off and headed out the gate....another driver took over for the second return trip to Wellington of that particular train concist.
Now I hear things have totally turned to custard in Wellington and Kapiti, with both SH1 and SH2 closed, and all railway lines shut by the weather, flooding and slips.
Yet here in Wairarapa, we are only getting occasional very light passing showers. I guess we are being shelted from the weather-bomb by the big mountain ranges separating us from Wellington and Kapiti. (click on the picture to read the news story) (click on the picture to read the news story)
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Post by delticman on May 14, 2015 17:19:08 GMT 12
Funny place this New Zealand, only a shower this morning in Wanganui. Turned out for a massive test train on the Westmere Bank.
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Post by shorty on May 14, 2015 21:58:09 GMT 12
Well here on the Otago Peninsular we had a lovely sunny day, split some logs this morning and then went fishing with my son. Not a drop of rain !
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Post by ZacYates on May 15, 2015 14:02:06 GMT 12
We had quite a lot of weather here yesterday. We've had a lesser amount today.
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Post by eieio on May 22, 2015 7:22:11 GMT 12
Has any one noticed the free weather info coming from the Met office ,for recreational aviation.......perhaps I had a bad dream
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on May 23, 2016 13:23:32 GMT 12
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on May 23, 2016 13:25:02 GMT 12
from The Dominion Post....Near freezing night for WellingtonMotorists are warned to take caution as wintry conditions hit the Rimutaka Hill Road.By TOM HUNT | 11:11AM - Monday, 23 May 2016Snow falls on the Rimutaka Hill Road at about 7pm on Sunday night. The first snow on the hill in 2016. — Photograph: Metservice Webcam.TEMPERATURES dropped to near-freezing as Wellington shivered through winter's first attack of the year.
On a night the Rimutaka Hill between Wellington and Wairarapa got a dusting of snow, the temperature in Wainuiomata dropped to 2 degrees Celcius early on Sunday, while Lower Hutt dropped to 3C and Wellington to 5C, MetService forecaster Karl Loots said.
Wellington was already warming up before dawn and was expected to have a high on Monday of 13°C, and a warming — if sometimes wet — week ahead.It is the first time snow has fallen on Rimutaka Hill in 2016. — Photograph: Seamus Boyer/Fairfax NZ.NZTA was a warning for winter driving conditions on the State Highway 2 Rimutaka Hill Road.
Rain is forecast for Wellington later on Monday.The first real snowfall of 2016 blankets the Tararua Range behind Masterton's Wellington Free Ambulance station, at the northern end of Chapel Street. — Photograph: Caleb Harris/Fairfax NZ.Masterton, meanwhile, awoke to a crisp, sunny morning after the first real snowfall of 2016 dusted the Tararua Ranges and foothills near the town.__________________________________________________________________________ Related stories:
• Rain, cold winds, snow reminder winter is coming — some warming on horizon
• Second chopper rescue attempt fails, 36 remain trapped in four-wheel-drive trip in Central Otagowww.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/80263934
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Post by suthg on May 23, 2016 14:23:35 GMT 12
Tokoroa, 23rd May, 2016 - Overnight low of 1.2ºC and currently the high of the day at 8.9ºC. Winds are about 12km/hr northerly. Damp and cloudy, about 1mm fallen so far. A bit miserable. Looks a bit benign outside... My anemometer has stopped communicating - due for new batteries!! Not changing it today Hmmm, something else is wrong, the webcam image is not updating properly either cold damp weather gremlins have started...
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on May 23, 2016 14:37:55 GMT 12
No snow on Remutaka Pass (that's the new official name for the summit of the Rimutaka Hill Road) at the moment.... • Remutaka Pass Traffic Cam
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Post by nuuumannn on May 23, 2016 14:51:14 GMT 12
Sunny in Nelson, bit nippy at 3 this morning when we were closing up the hangar.
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Post by Peter Lewis on May 23, 2016 15:57:43 GMT 12
Tecnam ZK-TRD tried to get from Bridge Pa to Taupo early this morning, but had to turn back due low cloud and mist. However, my flight to YP couldn't have been better - nice and clear by 11am.
Apparently there was snow on the Napier-Taupo Road overnight. Hoping we will be able to get through on out trip back to Auckland tomorrow, otherwise it's via Whakatane.
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Post by ZacYates on May 25, 2016 10:01:58 GMT 12
More weather here of late. Some unpleasant, some more pleasant.
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Post by madmax on May 26, 2016 3:58:33 GMT 12
NZ - left that s--t climate almost three decades ago. While you Kiwi's struggle through snow, sleet and god dam awful weather I'll sit on my balcony sunning myself while sipping a chardonnay and devouring a prawn cocktail. Ah, this is the life -good bye New Zealand
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Post by errolmartyn on May 26, 2016 11:23:04 GMT 12
NZ - left that s--t climate almost three decades ago. While you Kiwi's struggle through snow, sleet and god dam awful weather I'll sit on my balcony sunning myself while sipping a chardonnay and devouring a prawn cocktail. Ah, this is the life -good bye New Zealand I daresay that some of those Aussie farmers battling long-term drought conditions in NSW would quite welcome some of our 's--t climate'! Errol
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on May 26, 2016 12:08:57 GMT 12
NZ - left that s--t climate almost three decades ago. While you Kiwi's struggle through snow, sleet and god dam awful weather I'll sit on my balcony sunning myself while sipping a chardonnay and devouring a prawn cocktail. Ah, this is the life -good bye New Zealand How's the CONCENTRATION CAMP scene in Oz?
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