A south-bound freight runs between north and south lanes of Highway 1 between Auckland and Hamilton. The river is the Waikato which flows from Lake Taupo.
Just out of Westfield, this train will pass through 13 tunnels enroute to Whangarei. At Wellsford it will pick up a rake of loaded four wheel wagons-a rarity now on KiwiRail network.
A shunt from Port of Auckland to the classification yard at Westfield emerges from Purewa Tunnel. This line skirts the waterfront and is shared with commuter trains. The DC class were rebuilt fr... (more)
MetroPort train from Tauranga crosses the 39m high Wainui Viaduct on the grade up to the Kaimai Tunnel (longest in NZ.) This is one of the busiest sections of railroad in NZ and was opened in 1978... (more)
MetroPort train from Tauranga has just passed through the nearly 9Km long Kaimai Tunnel and crossed an east-bound train at Hemopo at the western portal. Built by Dalian Locomotive - CNR, the 3600... (more)