794 steams away from Maewa where it stopped for KiwiRail freight trains to pass on the busy line from Palmerston North. The loco was making a special run to Taihape for the annual Gumboot Day. 79... (more)

1431 was built by Clyde Engineering in NSW in 1957 for NZ Railways. It was sold to Steam Incorporated in 1988 and, after restoration, returned to mainline service in 2009. Working a Grand Circle e... (more)

FP class "Matangi" EMU approaching Waikanae, current terminus of Kapiti Line electric trains serving New Zealand's capital city. The FP/FT units were built in South Korea by a consortium of Hyund... (more)

Ab 608 approaches Petone bound for Wellington working a special marking 100 years of ANZAC Day honoring war veterans. A ceremony was held at Petone followed by two trips from Wellington to Taita.... (more)

The DL class were built to KiwiRail specifications by CNR Dalian, China from 2010 to 2014. Another 15 or 16 locomotives are being placed on order for delivery in 2018. 4260 is a DC class EMD G22Ar... (more)

DFB 7077 hauls Northern Explorer across South Rangitikei Viaduct 75 metres (246 ft) above Rangitikei River. The train will soon cross the river a third time on a 77 metre high bridge. The 420 mil... (more)

1431 was built by Clyde Engineering in NSW in 1957 for NZ Railways. It was sold to Steam Incorporated in 1988 who restored and returned it to mainline service in 2009. This excursion train from Ne... (more)

If 40 CNR built DL class locos being sidelined for asbestos testing and remedial work wasn't enough, the fleet of new carriages had to be recalled. Tranz Scenic carriages which are for charter us... (more)

Visiting the Glenbrook Vintage Railway from the Museum of Transport and Technology, L 507 and Y542 on a mixed train make a run-by near Victoria Avenue. The lead tank engine was built in 1877 and Y... (more)

MetroPort train from Tauranga passes through Pokeno. These trains run around the clock and are almost always DL hauled.

DFB 7213 hauls log train from Masterton to port Wellington through Manor Park in the Hutt Valley.

Ja 1250 and Ja 1240 tackle the 2% grade between Victoria Avenue and Fernleigh on the Glenbrook Vintage Railway. Ja 1240 was being run in at the GVR after restoration before joining the Mainline St... (more)

1250 was built at Hillside, Dunedin in 1949. The locomotive certification was extended several weeks to allow 1250 to participate in a couple of events including the Festival of Steam today at Gle... (more)

After being withdrawn in 1970, Steam Incorporated bought and restored 1271 which returned to the rails in 1997. The heritage train is on the homeward run to Paekakariki depot from Masterton, one o... (more)

7023 and 7049 head train 126 across bridge 150 near Taipuha in the back country between Waiotira and Maungaturoto. This train has just been indefinitely cancelled and there are now no trains in da... (more)