Running slightly ahead of schedule, a matching pair of TranzRail livery locos cross the Waimak River on the Midland Line. Fresh snow, pristine weather and the rapidly approaching Autumn make for a beautiful scene.
Trains on 3' 6" (1.067m) track from Whangarei to Bluff with virtually heritage rebuilt EMD and GE locomotives still the mainstay power. The network was privatized in 1990's and operated by Toll until 2008 when state owned KiwiRail was established.
