Manifest train 218 from Wellington is about to pass under Highway 1 north of Manakau.

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)

DBR 1295 in Toll Rail livery assists DBR 1226 in MAXX livery (though not leased) on a port shunt bound for the Westfield classification yard. This waterfront line is shared with AT (MAXX) commu... (more)

Ja 1271 was built by Hillside in Dunedin about 1955, seen crossing the Ngaruroro River near Clive. Several trips were run between Napier and Hastings as part of the Art Deco festival celebrating ... (more)

A milk train from Oringi to Palmerston North emerges from tunnel 1 in the Manawatu Gorge. The line was built in the 1890's mainly with hand tools. Photo is taken from Highway 3 which is mostly on... (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)

Train 228 from Wellington approaches Papakura and the suburbs of Auckland and will soon arrive at Westfield. The DX class is nick-named Dixies by rail fans and there have been plenty of them in t... (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 on... (more)

MP4 is a MetroPort train running from port of Tauranga to their inland port terminal in South Auckland. The trains run around the clock 6 days a week, mostly DL hauled (sometimes treated to a DXB... (more)

EF 30013 in Tranz Rail livery leads 30249 in KiwiRail livery into the loop at Rukuhia to pass a steam special hauled by Ja 1275. The line was electrified in the 1980's and these 4000 HP locomotive... (more)

Northern Explorer train from Auckland to Wellington hauled by DFB in Toll Rail livery. The train is about to enter Tawa 2 Tunnel which at about 3 miles (4.5Km) is the longest on the North Island M... (more)

1275 was built by North British, Glasgow and was in service from 1952 to 1967. After restoration 1275 returned to main line in 2004. The train consisting of rolling stock based at Glenbrook Vintag... (more)

Train 134 from NZ Steel (Mission Bush) to Westfield passes through Drury and will soon be passing through southern suburbs of Auckland. The DF class were originally built in Canada in 1979 and we... (more)

Wab 794 heads 13 car train from Feilding to Auckland returning Scouts from a national Jamboree. Assisting KiwiRail motive power DC 4219 and DC 4185 (EMD G12 rebuilds) are in different Tranz Rail l... (more)

DC 4571 leads DFB 7267 on train 220 from Wellington which is approaching Waikanae, current terminus of electric trains.