DXB 5137 sits in the Autum morning sun at the head of milk train 542. 5137 has a unique version of the KR livery, with the long hood painted in KR phase 1 paint, but with a yellow cab.
Class leaders DXB 5016 and 5022 wait on the main at Waitotara with 800,000 liters of milk headed for the largest single site dairy factory in the Southern Hemisphere at Whareroa where it will be t... (more)
DC 4110 in the morning sun at Smart Road on the fuel bay.
DBR's 1199 and 1254 rebuilt and repainted with Maxx branding for the new look metro services in Auckland.
In the heart of electric loco country, a diesel hauled frieght special wombles past in the pouring rain.
Once king of the milk trains, the DFB class has been bumped off the top perch by more powerfull and reliable GE's. The real killer for the DFB class was in the replacing of their obsolete Maxitrax... (more)
An extremely late 533 pulls up at Te Wera to the welcomed sight of a relief crew after a very long trip over the S.O.L and nearly busting their allowed hours on the road.
DSC 2624 has just returned to us from its 3 monthly service fresh in new Kiwi Rail colours.
Milkie 544 with dynamic's howling coming downgrade into Patea with another full load
DSC 2216, a 40 year old yard hack and the first of its class to be repainted into Toll colours. Seen here getting some fuel (behind loco).Two years later this loco caught fire and was retired from... (more)
Very nearly at the end of its journey, 7173 sits on the arrival at Palmerston North, waiting entry to the yard after bringing train 545 down from Whareroa.
DX 5189 nearly home crossing the Waimakarere river with train 723.
Power for 574 waits for more tonnage from the dairy plant.
DXC 5327 and DC 4726 slowly cross the Ashley river with train 736.
DFT 7145 pulls a short 526 out of the dip at Lepperton past the old station site.