Commuter train from Wellington to Waikanae approaches Paremata. Built by Ganz Mavag (Hungary) these car sets entered service in 1982. Most have been withdrawn and are all destined to start a new... (more)

The loco lash up in this scene represents decades of motive power in New Zealand. The DL class is the first Chinese built diesel exported to a western railroad. DFT 7158 started life in 1979 and ... (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)

DL 9008 hauls a train to NZ Steel at Mission Bush through Patumahoe. Built by Dalian Locomotive - CNR, the 3600 Hp locomotives are the first Chinese built locos exported to a western railroad and ... (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)

DXB 5108 (GE U26C) leads DFT 7239 on a milk train from Palmerston North to Whareroa near the Rangitikei River at Kakariki. At nearby Marton this train will take the Marton-New Plymouth Line which... (more)

Northern Explorer nears the end of the 680Km (423 miles) run from Wellington as it passes through suburban Puhinui. The carriages were built at Hillside Dunedin and were the first new carriages fo... (more)

Ja 1275 heads home to Auckland from Helensville with Mainline Steam's annual Kaipara Cannonball, seen near Huapai. The North Auckland Line is normally freight only beyond the terminus of Western L... (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)

Steam Inc excursion Taumarunui to Ohakune and back allowed for rare photography in the spectacular section between National Park and Ohakune where the Trunk skirts the flanks of Mt. Ruapehu. Ther... (more)

Mainline Steam excursion from Auckland to Hamilton seen on the home run north near Mercer, alongside Highway 1 and the Waikato River. This trip featured lunch at a winery.

Mainline Steam's Ab 663 hauls an excursion from Feilding to Woodville, through the Manawatu Gorge. Seen from the opposite side the train is about to enter the first tunnel. The line was built in t... (more)

Mainline Steam's New Zealand Tour train is hauled by Ka 942 to Napier near Takapau. The train continued to Gisborne the next day, the only time a Ka visited Gisborne. It was also the last steam t... (more)

Visiting from the Museum of Transport and Technology in Auckland, Y542 hauls a mixed train for photographers on the Glenbrook Vintage Railway. Opened in 1922 and closed 1967, most the line was reb... (more)

Mainline Steam's Ja 1240 arrives at Glenbrook with a set of Glenbrook Vintage Railway wood panel cars. After running in at GVR, Ja 1240 will haul excursions in the South Island.