The Kapuni shunt waits at the Balance urea plant while a container is loaded with pallets of urea for the domestic market.

Steam Incorporated excursion train from Paekakariki to the Tauranga Jazz Festival where it offered rides complete with jazz band onboard. Seen here at Waimiha, north of Taumarunui, climbing to the... (more)

Mixed manifest train from Palmerston North to Napier emerges from Tunnel 2 in the Manawatu Gorge. The line was built with mainly hand tools in the 1880's. Photo taken from along highway supported ... (more)

Mainline Steam excursion from Auckland to Helensville with Ja 1240 departs Avondale station on the homeward run.

Mainline Steam excursion from Auckland to Hamilton with Ja 1275 runs alongside Highway 1 and the Waikato River.

The Mainline Steam NZ Tour in 2011 featured the only ever trip by a Ka from Napier to Gisborne. Enroute to Napier the train crosses Kopua Viaduct, the last of 6 steel trestles north of Dannevirke.... (more)

Ja 1250 leads Ja 1240 (being run in after restoration) into Glenbrook station. Ja 1240 is part of the Mainline Steam fleet and will be used in the South Island.

Milk train from Oringi to Palmerston North negotiates the Manawatu Gorge between Woodville and Ashhurst. On the other side, highway 3 is built out of the side on a series of bridges with a few goo... (more)

Mixed manifest train from Westfield to Wellington emerges from Tunnel 5 in a series of brick tunnels on 2% grade. The hillside is very steep with rock fall measures in place. The second loco in ... (more)

Restored English Electric car set approaches Ngaio on a Johnsonville to Wellington service. The line was formerly the Main Trunk to Auckland but now only a commuter line.

The Capital Connection is a long-distance commuter train from Palmerston North to Wellington return made up of ex British Rail carriages fully equipped with power and WiFi. This shot is of the eve... (more)

Tranz Metro Ganz Mavag units on Upper Hutt to Wellington service near Woburn. The system was electrified at 3000V DC from late 1940's. The distant Rimutaka Ranges were a formidable barrier for rai... (more)

A restored English Electric car set from early 1950's approaches Tunnel 5 on the Johnsonville Branch. This line has a 2.5% gradient and is part of the original route from Wellington to Auckland. ... (more)

The Overlander from Auckland to Wellington passes through Otaki near the end of a nearly 11 hour journey. A new train (Northern Explorer) replaced this train in 2012.