Ab 608 was built by NZR Addington (Christchurch) in 1915 and named "Passchendaele" in 1925 as a War Memorial for over 400 railwaymen who perished in WW1. It is now owned by NZ Railway & ... (more)

Wab 794 steams past Mangaweka on the return special run from Taihape to Feilding. 794 was built at Hillside in Dunedin in 1927 and after restoration returned to mainline running in 2003.

DC locos 4409 and 4565 have been getting around a lot more with the sidelining of DL class fleet. 482 to Kinleith paper mill is approaching Marsh St and Sulphur Point port terminal. The train ori... (more)

Empty service from the GVR depot at Pukeoware to Glenbrook near Morley Road. The locomotive will depart Glenbrook tender first with the first train of the day. Ww 644 was built in 1915 by NZR Hill... (more)

EF 30163 leads 30249 hauling manifest train 219 bound for Wellington, seen just south of Marton. The EF locomotives are the most powerful on the KiwiRail network and were built in the mid 1980's b... (more)

Ex Queensland Railways class 2000 railmotor ascends the first reverse to Top Points. This was part of the Western Line which closed after a ten tunnel deviation was opened in 1910. It re-opened ... (more)

The Glenbrook Vintage Railway hosted a Steam Festival with tank locomotives L 507 and Y 542 visiting from the Museum of Transport and Technology in Auckland. L 507 was built in 1877 and is seen a... (more)

Mainline Steam Northlander excursion train to Whangarei has just exited Makerau Tunnel, one of 13 tunnels on the North Auckland Line. Ja 1275 was built in 1951 by North British, Glasgow.

1271 crosses Kopua Viaduct the last of six trestles on the line to Napier. The train is a feature of the annual Art Deco Weekend celebrating the architectural style Napier was rebuilt in during t... (more)

Train 126 to Whangarei passes former Corban winery at Henderson in the western suburbs of Auckland. After years of trying numerous factors were in agreement for this photo to be possible, includi... (more)

Train MP5 from Auckland to Tauranga crosses Waikato River after emerging from under downtown Hamilton. The bridge on left is the original railway bridge which was converted to road use after the ... (more)

MAXX Auckland Transport service from Swanson rounds the curve at Avondale. The trains will soon be handled by new electric car sets from Spain. The distant Waitakere ranges separate Auckland fro... (more)

A regular train from Glenbrook descends the grade near Cornwall Road. Locomotives can be turned at Glenbrook steel mill but a turntable is being installed. The Ww class was introduced in 1913 an... (more)

EF 30157 leads 30134 northbound crossing the Waipa River. The section of line between Hamilton and Palmerston North was electrified at 25KV in the 1980's with the locomotives (the most powerful o... (more)

Ab 663 was retired by NZ Railways in 1969 and was eventually stripped of parts for the Kingston Flyer Ab locomotives. It was purchased by Mainline Steam in 1983 and restored, being reunited with... (more)