Mainline Steam Main Trunk Trekker from Auckland to National Park skirts rock formations typical of the area. The line climbs at mostly 2% for about 30Km from Te Kuiti to Parootarao Tunnel and cros... (more)

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)

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)

Ja 1275 heads Mainline Steam Northlander excursion train from Auckland to Whangarei. This 200Km line is rugged, rustic and scenic with 13 tunnels and 2% grades between. The return trip by steam ... (more)

Train 648 bound for Masterton approaches Manor Park. The train will return as 649 with logs loaded at Waingawa.

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 participated in a memorial honoring the efforts of t... (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)

With 30 class electrics providing 6000KW of power, train 232 from Wellington to Auckland should be on time through Piriaka. The location is between the famous Raurimu Spiral, which the train has d... (more)

The DF class were built by GM in Canada and introduced from 1979. In 1990's were upgraded with turbo etc to GT22 MC. Assisting is DXB 5051 (GE C26 MMI.) 126 is now the only daytime train along t... (more)

With the Ekatahuna Express train from Paekakariki depot to Masterton, Ja 1271 steams away from Palmerston North towards Woodville. Palmerston North is an important depot for KiwiRail with many tr... (more)

Metlink train for Masterton waits at Upper Hutt. On this day the line from Wellington was closed with bus replacements. This train will pass through the 8.5Km long Rimutaka Tunnel to reach the t... (more)

DBR 1226 is in MAXX Regional Transport colors though not normally used for Auckland Transport trains. Assisting on this shunt to Port of Auckland near Orakei is DH 2822, one of six General Electr... (more)

Milk train from Oringi to Palmerston North exits Tunnel 2 Palmerston North-Gisborne Line. The line through the Gorge was built with hand tools and is a mini version of Fraser Canyon in Canada. Th... (more)

Vintage train from Steam Inc depot at Paekakariki (near Wellington) arrives at Taihape. 608 was built in 1915 and was dedicated as a War Memorial in 1925 in remembrance of hundreds of railwaymen w... (more)

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)