Preparations for the big parade to mark the 100th anniversary of the North Island Main Trunk Line in Feilding. The man on the left controlled the exactly planned use of the numerous vehicles with ... (more)

1800 HP electric locomotive with Bo'Bo'Bo' wheel arrangement for 1500 V DC, built in 1952 by English Electric/Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns, United Kingdom for the New Zealand Railways. The 7 Ew... (more)

The 4-8-2 J # 1211 "Gloria" of the Mainline Steam Heritage Trust is crossing the 280 meter long and 39 meter high Ormondville viaduct on the line Napier-Palmerston North with a passenger... (more)

I think it is unique in the whole world that a railway line (not a siding) crosses the runway of an airfield. This is (or was) the case in Gisborne in New Zealand. Today (since 2012) the route is ... (more)

Former New Zealand Railways 4-8-2 J # 1211 "Gloria" of the "Mainline Steam Heritage Trust" with a passenger special during a runpast on the line between Gisborne and Napier, near Nuhaka.

Celebration for 100 years north-south main line at Feilding. 4-8-4 Ka # 942 and 4-8-2 J # 1211 preparing for the cavalcade.

Cape gauge 4-8-4 steamlocomotive Ka # 942 "Nigel Bruce" (owner Ian Welch) of the Mainline Steam Heritage Trust, on the occasion of celebrating 100 years after the last spike of the north... (more)

Cape gauge 4-8-2 steamlocomotive J # 1211 "GLORIA" of owner Ian Welch with the 2008 Mainline Steam Heritage Trust tour train is storming along Black's Beach towards Gisborne.

For me one of the best looking steamlocomotive worldwide, semi-streamlined J # 1211 "Gloria" is sitting in the yard of the easternmost station of New Zealands 1067 mm gauge network, after arrival ... (more)

Passing the platform to join up at the other end of the special excursion train to Tokoroa.