On a clear sunny summers morning MP5 races south through the small railroad location of Whangamarino on its way to Tauranga with a load of export containers.
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.