7335 was last of its class in service with Tranz Rail blue livery. Now withdrawn, rumor is that it might be resurrected in spite of heavy repairs needed to cab. Hutt workshops can make these locom... (more)

7199 leads DC 4571 on this Palmerston North - Napier train.

Tired and faded looking 7064 leads 7199 on 624 Palmerston North - Napier through the restored station of Ormondville. Both locomotives have since been withdrawn though 7199 may soon be rebuilt at... (more)

7186 leads DXB 5074 (GE U26C) on train 623 from Napier passing through the village of Mokotuku.

Train 126 to Whangarei passing through Henderson on tracks shared with Auckland Transport trains. The consist is empty log wagons for Wellsford followed by wood chip wagons for Portland. The tra... (more)

Metlink train from Masterton to Wellington crosses Hutt River at Silverstream.

Crossing Hobson Bay, the "Northern Explorer" makes a scenic start to the 680Km/ 420 mile journey Auckland to Wellington. The train was built by Hillside, Dunedin and entered service in 2... (more)

Metlink train from Masterton to Wellington arrives at Maymorn having just emerged from the 5.5 mile (8.8Km) long Rimutaka tunnel (longest in the southern hemisphere when opened in 1955.) Locomotiv... (more)

Train 649 from Waingawa (near Masterton) emerges from the Rimutaka tunnel with another load of logs for shipment from the capital's port. The tunnel is 5.5 miles (8.8Km) long and when opened in 1... (more)

Train 648 from Wellington to Waingawa (Masterton) passes the preservation group depot at Maymorn for English Electric units. Maymorn is lifestyle village in a valley between two tunnels and is s... (more)

The Auckland bound Northern Explorer approaches Papakura, southern terminal station for Auckland Transport electric unit services. The train was built at Hillside, Dunedin and entered service in 2... (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)

The DF class were built by GM in Canada and introduced from 1979. In 1990's were upgraded with turbo etc to GT22 MC. 7008 is the class leader and the only one painted in original phase 1 KiwiRail ... (more)

Train 628 to Napier exits tunnel 1 in the Manawatu Gorge. This photo taken from Highway 3 which is mostly built out on bridge sections from the steep hillside.

Northern Explorer from Wellington to Auckland passes through suburbs of South Auckland, nearing the end of the 420 miles/ 680 Km journey from the capital. The carriages were built by Hillside in... (more)