An empty coal train heads to the mine near Huntly for another load to keep the steel mill furnaces going. This branch line originally served Waiuku but when the steel mill was built a new section ... (more)

DFB 7158 leads 7049 on train 126 to Whangarei passing through back country between Helensville and Kaipara Flats. The line which has been under threat of closure for many years is soon closing fo... (more)

DFB 7158 leads 7049 on train 126 to Whangarei passing through back country between Kaipara Flats and Wellsford. The line which has been under threat of closure for many years is soon closing for ... (more)

DFB 7200 has Metlink train 1609 from Masterton racing along the harbor at Ngauranga, a short distance from the terminal for the capital city.

DC 4790 runs long hood through the suburbs of Whangarei to deliver a train load of containers to Fonterra at Kauri, the northernmost customer on the KiwiRail network. DC class locomotives were re... (more)

An unusual lash up of Mainline Steam's Jb 1236 and DJ 1229 with 7213 and 7049 to add color and the power to get the train back to Plimmerton depot without a relief crew for the steam locomotive. 1... (more)

The Northern Explorer nears the end of an 11-hour journey from the capital as it passes by near Middlemore Hospital. Assisting is 7023 and both locomotives were built by EMD in Canada in 1979 and ... (more)

Train 124 makes a seasonal comeback due to the cancellation of the daylight train 126 while work is done on the Auckland Transport network over the holiday period. The train is nearing the end of... (more)

An unusual lash up of Mainline Steam's Jb 1236 and DJ 1229 with 7213 and 7049 to add color and the power to get the train back to Plimmerton depot without a relief crew for the steam locomotive. ... (more)

The DFB class was originally built by EMD in Canada in 1979 and rebuilt in 1990s as DFT with recent upgrade with Brightstar etc. 126 is the only daylight train on the rustic and rugged North Auckl... (more)

The DFB class was originally built by EMD in Canada in 1979 and rebuilt in 1990s as DFT with recent upgrade with Brightstar etc. This Metlink train connects Masterton and other towns with the capi... (more)

The DFB class was originally built by EMD in Canada in 1979 and rebuilt in 1990s as DFT with recent upgrade with Brightstar etc. Train 126 is the only train that traverses the 210 Km long rustic a... (more)

The DX class was built by General Electric's Erie, PA plant and entered service from 1972. From 1988 the DX class received a series of modifications and, with new motors and Brightstar fitted, wer... (more)

The Capital Connection runs between Palmerston North and the capital and back on weekdays, the trip taking just over 2 hours. This is the return trip passing through Mana having just crossed an i... (more)

DFB 7335 assists 4041 (an EMD G12 rebuild) moving a train load of logs from Waingawa near Masterton to CentrePort in the capital. In the distance is Rimutaka range which the train has passed thro... (more)