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)