Ja 1271 heads north at Manakau with Steam Inc Gorge Explorer to Woodville. The locomotive was built by NZR Hillside in mid 1950's, among the last built in New Zealand.

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)

The DF class were built by GM in Canada and introduced from 1979. In 1990's were upgraded with turbo etc to GT22 MC. Over the last few years most of the survivors, to the delight of rail fans, hav... (more)

Train MP6 from port of Tauranga approaches Papatoetoe in South Auckland. The DXB is a treat as these trains are dominated by DL class.

Ab 663 was retired by NZR in 1969 and purchased by Mainline Steam in 1983 who returned it to the mainline in 1997. As part of a Vintage Weekend held in Whanganui, the train ran from Plimmerton dep... (more)

DFM 7226 descends grade into Waitakere working train 126 to Whangarei. The train has just passed through the first of 13 tunnels on the rustic 200 Km long line in rugged terrain. With light traff... (more)

Ab 608 awaits departure from platform 9 of Wellington railway station with special to Taita marking 100 years of ANZAC Day honoring Australian and New Zealand war veterans. Built in 1915, this lo... (more)

Train 210 is overnight manifest train from Wellington to Auckland. The DF class loco was built in Canada and entered service in 1979. In 1990's the class was turbo upgraded and reclassified DFT. ... (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)

Steam Incorporated excursion from Taumarunui departing Ohakune on return trip. Ahead are many miles of 2% grade through the bush on the flanks of Mt Ruapehu.

9498 leads 9141 on a Wellington bound manifest train. 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 or... (more)

MetroPort train from Tauranga powering through Papakura. This station has entirely changed now with the electrification of Auckland rail network. The building was relocated nearby. This is the ter... (more)

Tranz Metro runs trains from Masterton through Wairarapa and the 8.5Km long Rimutaka Tunnel to Wellington. The 1540 train from Masterton is seen along the harborside near Petone.

1102 was built by English Electric 1966 and bought by Diesel Traction Group in 1989. Finally, after years of restoration work, the return to mainline was marked by a series of railfan specials wit... (more)

Working a special run by Steam Incorporated from Dunedin to Invercargill, 1102 leads DG 772 at the start of a horseshoe curve. 1102 was built by English Electric Rocklea works in Queensland in 196... (more)