Railway Enthusiasts Society ran a trip to celebrate biannual Whangamomona Republic Day with streamlined Ka 942. It is seen here departing Whangamomona on the Stratford to Okahukura Line. This line... (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.

Railway Enthusiasts Society run trip to Tokoroa with Ja 1240 seen racing home past Walton in fading light. The distant mountains are the Kaimai ranges through which the ECMT line to Tauranga passe... (more)

The Glenbrook Vintage Railway started in 1977. Ww class tank locomotives have always featured on this 8Km long preserved section of former Waiuku Branch. NZ flags adorn Ww 644 to celebrate the Rug... (more)

Railway Enthusiasts Society run trip to Tokoroa with Ja 1240 seen approaching Paerata, just beyond the suburbs of Auckland on the Main Trunk line.

Railway Enthusiasts Society run trip to Tokoroa with Ja 1240 seen rounding the curve after crossing the Waikato River at Ngaruawahia. At Hamilton the train takes the ECMT line to Tauranga, crossi... (more)

Glenbrook Vintage Railway hosted a Steam Festival in 2013. Y542 from Museum of Transport & Technology on a mixed train makes a photo run by near Morley Road.

Mainline Steam NZ Steam Tour heads for Gisborne with Ka 942 - seen here near Nuhaka with the Pacific Ocean as the backdrop. This section of line was closed in March 2012 after storm damage and th... (more)

Mixed manifest train from Wellington to Westfield passes over the bridge at Mansons Siding near Raurimu Spiral. The distant volcano is Ruapehu 2797m (9177') highest point in the North Island. Th... (more)

Mainline Steam Main NZ Steam Tour hash Ka 942 putting on a show coming off the Matahorua Viaduct which is 200' high. This was the first ever trip to Gisborne for a Ka class - sadly the last steam... (more)

Mainline Steam Northlander excursion approaches Mangapai on the return run from Whangarei to Auckland.

Mainline Steam Northlander excursion to Whangarei approaches Oakleigh with only a few miles to go. Railfan specials are the only passenger trains on this scenic line.

Trains on the Murupara Branch serve one of the largest forestry operations in the world. The logs are processed into paper at the nearby mill at Kawerau or exported through the port of Mt Maunganu... (more)

Back in the day of more general traffic on the North Auckland Line, train 126 from Westfield to Whangarei emerges from the Hoteo Tunnel onto a bridge over Hoteo River. The tunnel is the 5th of 13 ... (more)

Another load of logs from Wellsford and wood chips from Portland which will be attached to a southbound mixed manifest train at Westfield.