Northern Explorer is the new train between Wellington and Auckland which cover the 680Km/ 420 miles in about 11 hours. It is seen north-bound at Manurewa with only a few miles to go. The DCP is ... (more)

South-bound manifest train passes Westfield

Metro Port train from Tauranga passes through the south Auckland suburbs and soon arrive at Southdown terminal. The DL class is the first new motive power for KiwiRail and the first Chinese built ... (more)

The loco lash up in this scene represents decades of motive power in New Zealand. The DL class is the first Chinese built diesel exported to a western railroad. DFT 7158 started life in 1979 and ... (more)

Milk train from Oringi to Palmerston North exits Tunnel 2 Palmerston North-Gisborne Line. The line through the Gorge was built with hand tools and is a mini version of Fraser Canyon in Canada. Th... (more)

DL 9008 hauls a train to NZ Steel at Mission Bush through Patumahoe. Built by Dalian Locomotive - CNR, the 3600 Hp locomotives are the first Chinese built locos exported to a western railroad and ... (more)

Metlink train for Masterton waits at Upper Hutt. On this day the line from Wellington was closed with bus replacements. This train will pass through the 8.5Km long Rimutaka Tunnel to reach the t... (more)

DXB 5108 (GE U26C) leads DFT 7239 on a milk train from Palmerston North to Whareroa near the Rangitikei River at Kakariki. At nearby Marton this train will take the Marton-New Plymouth Line which... (more)

Northern Explorer nears the end of the 680Km (423 miles) run from Wellington as it passes through suburban Puhinui. The carriages were built at Hillside Dunedin and were the first new carriages fo... (more)

DBR 1295 in Toll Rail livery assists DBR 1226 in MAXX livery (though not leased) on a port shunt bound for the Westfield classification yard. This waterfront line is shared with AT (MAXX) commu... (more)

Westfield to Whangarei train hauled towards Huirau Tunnel (the 10th of 13 tunnels) by Dc locos 4300 and 4352. This is the only part of the Kiwi Rail network which still has 4 wheel wagons in use ... (more)

Train 228 from Wellington passes through Manurewa in the southern suburbs of Auckland, only a few miles short of the destination of Westfield. The DF class were introduced in 1979 and have since b... (more)

Northern Explorer from Wellington passes a mural near Puhinui depicting a tank engine and old Papatoetoe station. The subject station has been restored and is 2 Km ahead. DC class was rebuilt fro... (more)

Steam Inc train from Wellington departs Te Awamutu en-route to Tauranga Jazz Festival where it ran train trips with on-board jazz band.

Ja 1271 drifts across the Waiteti Viaduct near Te Kuiti, the oldest of the viaducts on the North Island Main Trunk. The Steam Inc train was en-route to the Tauranga Jazz Festival where it ran trip... (more)