MetroPort train MP9 heads south between Drury and Paerata bound for port of Tauranga. The MetroPort trains run around the clock between New Zealand's largest city and largest port.

Northern Explorer heads south from a crew stop at Westfield with plenty of activity in the adjacent yard and depot. The award winning train will take over 10 hours to reach the capital. The DF cla... (more)

It's a year since the last diesel locomotive worked Auckland Transport services on the Western Line. 4104 hauls one of the last trains from Waitakere up the 2% grade to Waitakere tunnel. Trains on... (more)

DFM 7226 descends grade into Waitakere working train 126 to Whangarei. The train has just passed through the first of 13 tunnels on the rustic 200 Km long line in rugged terrain. With light traff... (more)

DC 4571 leads DC 4104 on train 126 to Whangarei arriving at Waitakere where a stop is made to obtain track warrant for next section to Helensville. The train has just passed through the first of ... (more)

DFB 7348 works a Waitakere to Britomart train up the 2% grade to Waitakere tunnel in the last 2 weeks of operation on this section of line. Electric units took over all trains on the Western Line... (more)

4951 descends from Waitakere tunnel with a train to Waitakere in the last few weeks of locomotive hauled commuter trains on the Western Line. After electric units took over all trains on the netw... (more)

4751 leads 4104 on train 125 from Whangarei approaching Swanson for a slot in between electric units serving western suburbs. Log traffic will cease beyond Whangarei later this year with the rema... (more)

DFT 7092 heads north to Whangarei with empty log train 125. The 200km North Auckland Line passes through 13 tunnels and is rustic and scenic. Sadly it is under threat of closure due to light tra... (more)

Mainline Steam Northlander excursion to Helensville nears Waitakers, end of Auckland Transport services and CTC on North Auckland Line. J class were built by North British in 1939 partly streamli... (more)

Ja 1275 tackles the grade and sharp curves leading to the Waitakere Tunnel on the home run of the Mainline Steam "Kaipara Cannonball" excursion from Helensville. This section is shared by Aucklan... (more)

Ja 1275 leads the Mainline Steam NZ Tour train back to Auckland from Whangarei on the last day of the tour. Late running resulted in this bonus sunset glint shot near Huapai, a wine producing are... (more)

Mainline Steam's Kaipara Cannonball excursion from Auckland to Helensville hauled by Ja 1275 between Huapai and Waimauku, north-west of Auckland city.

Mainline Steam excursion from Auckland approaches Waimauku, not far from the destination of Helensville.