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)

Steam Inc excursion train to the annual Napier Art Deco Festival steams north through Peka Peka wetland. Napier was rebuilt in Deco architecture after 7.8 earthquake in 1931. Ja 1271 was built b... (more)

Newly restored 1102 leads DG 772 and DJ 1221 on a special returning from Middlemarch to Dunedin. The train is crossing Christmas Creek on a viaduct typical of line operated by Dunedin Railways for... (more)

Steam Incorporated visited Napier for Art Deco Weekend celebrating the 1930's architecture used for rebuild of the city after the 1931 earthquake. Ja 1271 hauled several trips for locals between ... (more)

Mixed manifest train bound for the port at Mt Maunganui crosses the Whakatao Stream immediately after exiting the nearly 9Km long Kaimai Tunnel. Ferns (particularly the Silver Fern) are a feature ... (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)

South-bound manifest train passes Westfield

Steam Inc excursion train to the annual Napier Art Deco Festival between Otane and Hastings. Napier was rebuilt in Deco architecture after 7.8 earthquake in 1931. Ja 1271 was built by Hillside i... (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 are DC 4058 and 4594. 126 is now the only daytime train along the 2... (more)

An empty Auckland Transport (formerly MAXX) commuter train returning to Westfield speeds through Orakei. The line crosses Hobson Bay then Orakei basin on causeways and bridges and is used by East... (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)

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)

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)

It's a year since the last diesel locomotive worked Auckland Transport services on the Western Line. In the last 2 weeks before full takeover by electric trains, 4818 hauls a train from Swanson t... (more)