
A Railways Department photographer chose this spot to take a publicity photo of the first of these new articulated vehicles for long distance passenger services. The interesting aspect is the height of the river bed which is much lower now — the result of a slight little problem with flooding of the river.
Ashburton has one of these engines. https://www.tripadvisor.co.nz/Attraction_Review-g311326-d8097848-Reviews-The_Plains_Vintage_Railway_Historical_Museum-Ashburton_Canterbury_Region_South_Is.html