The two South Island KiwiRail phase 1 painted locos bring train 846 (coal plus 6 cement tanks) around the wye that takes them through the mountains to the east coast.

KiwiRail attired DX 5460 and DC 4513 bring a short off-season TranzAlpine train up the Kaimata bank, less than an hour from its westbound destination of Greymouth.

The sole pair of South Island based KiwiRail painted DXs at the time were paired up for a few days in March 2009 after we arranged to have them on a passenger train for some aerial photography and... (more)

Into the Rabbit Hole. I've always been the guy on the outside taking the pictures, but over recent years I've had more chances to enjoy the view from the 'inside' and appreciate the profession of ... (more)