Wellington Hutt Valley Line + A Look at Melling & Masterton

The final train line recorded in Wellington, the Hutt Valley Line operating through the suburban areas of Lower and Upper Hutt. On the weekend of filming, which was my last few days in Wellington, there was a shutdown of all other train lines as well as this line between Wellington and Petone, meaning this video is only the journey between Petone and Upper Hutt (without announcements as the disruption disabled them). The section along the water which was closed, also part of the Melling Line, is featured from the view of a car on the highway, as well as a quick look at Melling Station at the start of the video, and Masterton Station, the terminus of the Wairarapa Line, operated by locomotive-hauled passenger trains, at the end of the video.

Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
02:21 - Bayside Highway towards Melling
03:16 - Melling Station
05:32 - Drive Alongside Melling Line towards Wellington
11:15 - Boarding Hutt Valley Line at Naenae
13:06 - Disruption Terminating at Petone
15:07 - Petone - Ava
18:01 - Ava - Woburn
20:58 - Woburn - Waterloo
22:52 - Waterloo - Epuni
24:09 - Epuni - Naenae
25:53 - Naenae - Wingate
27:43 - Wingate - Taita
29:09 - Taita - Pomare
30:46 - Pomare - Manor Park
32:53 - Manor Park - Silverstream
35:50 - Silverstream - Heretaunga
37:37 - Heretaunga - Trentham
39:34 - Trentham - Wallaceville
41:43 - Wallaceville - Upper Hutt
43:04 - Upper Hutt Station
45:20 - Silverstream Station
48:56 - End of Wairarapa Line
51:16 - Masterton Station

Filmed on: 20/01/2024 (Melling and Hutt Valley Line) & 21/01/2024 (Masterton Station).

P.S. Accident at 48:54 where I accidently left 'Title' on the black transition screen, whoops!