Train 849 rounds the S curves near Mt White Bridge, between Cass and Arthurs Pass.

En route from Stillwater to Greymouth, DSC2366 leads a short freight shuttle through Dobson at sunset, and past the memorial to the man for whom the village is named.

A rather large 687 (compared to usual) crosses the Estuary at Pandora on a calm Sunday afternoon.

DXB5460 DCP4513 on 803 TranzAlpine crossing the Taramakau River West of Jacksons

DXB5172 heads train number 734 along the shoreline of Lake Grassmere and the Salt Works near Blenheim at sunset.

Loaded milk train 544 climbs the grade to Ball Road with DXB 5108 on the front and DFB 7213 being dragged along behind.

Train F16 diverted through the Wairarapa plains rounds a curve near the town of Eketahuna after the North Island main trunk line was closed for an upgrade over the Christmas/New Year period.

Train F16 diverted through Wairarapa plains, crosses the Waingawa River on the approach to Masterton city after the North Island main trunk line was closed for an upgrade over the Christmas/New Ye... (more)

The returning southbound TranzCoastal train heads south from Kaikoura in the late afternoon. While in Kaikoura you can whale watch, swim with dolphins, watch the fur seals, eat at Hine's fish-and-... (more)

DFT 7295 and DQ 6347 leave the coast behind as they head inland near Wharanui. The South Island's 'main north line' line between Christchurch and the rail ferries at Picton features more than an h... (more)

On a perfect mid-winter midmorning, DFT 7199 and DC 4761 swing the Tranz Alpine passenger train away from Lake Brunner and alongside the picturesque Arnold river as they head towards their destina... (more)

The two South Island KiwiRail phase 1 painted locos bring train 846 (coal plus 6 cement tanks) around the wye that takes them through the mountains to the east coast.

It's the end of the world as we know it... The returning Tranz Alpine passenger train skirts the cliff ledge between Staircase and Springfield. The milky waters of the Waimakariri river are caused... (more)