4751 leads 4104 on train 126 conveying empty log and wood chip wagons approaching Helensville just beyond the western suburbs. Log traffic will cease beyond Whangarei later this year with the rem... (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 traff... (more)
DFT 7199 is assisted by DC 4300 (EMD G22AR) on train 125 from Whangarei. The 200km line passes through 13 tunnels and is rustic and scenic. Sadly it is without a certain future.
Mainline Steam Northlander excursion train to Whangarei has just exited Makerau Tunnel, one of 13 tunnels on the North Auckland Line. Ja 1275 was built in 1951 by North British, Glasgow.
Back in the day of more general traffic on the North Auckland Line, Train 126 from Westfield to Whangarei emerges from tunnel no. 4 near Ahuroa. The brick lined tunnels on this line have poor clea... (more)