The Israel Railways IC3 trains come from ABB Scandia. A driver's cab that can be folded away not only enables multiple units to be coupled, but also enables the entire train to pass through. The v... (more)

On the Cape Lambert to Western Creek section near Jacob’s Gully, Rio Tinto locomotives 8146, 9429 and 9135 work another rake of empties from Cape Lambert on 14 September 2020. At Western Creek,... (more)

Water in the Pilbara during the dry season can be a novel sight. An inviting creek adds to the scene as an empty ore train from Cape Lambert heads south. At Western Creek junction, this will ro... (more)

The DF class were built by EMD Canada and entered service in 1979 and were rebuilt with turbo in 1990s and more recently BrightStar and other upgrades costing over $1M per locomotive. This manifes... (more)

The Capital Connection runs between Palmerston North and the capital and back on weekdays, the trip taking just over 2 hours. This is the return trip passing through Mana having just crossed an i... (more)

7049 leads 7023 on train 129 from Whangarei to Auckland.

The DF class were built by GM in Canada and introduced from 1979. In 1990's were upgraded with turbo etc to GT22 MC. 129 was just over 1300 t the maximum load for the 220 Km long line. That migh... (more)

Back in the day of more general traffic on the North Auckland Line, train 126 from Westfield to Whangarei approaches Wellsford.